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Swahili Culture(original)

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CELEBRATIONS<br />

Maulidi is a religious<br />

festival that is very<br />

important to the <strong>Swahili</strong><br />

people. It is a yearly<br />

celebration that<br />

celebrates the birth of<br />

Prophet Muhammad and<br />

it takes place in Lamu<br />

Island in March.<br />

Thousands of Muslims<br />

come from all over Kenya<br />

and other neighboring<br />

countries to take part in<br />

religious recitals and<br />

narrations.<br />

Eid Ul-Fitr, this is a<br />

festival that takes part the<br />

day after the holy month of Ramadhan. During this month,<br />

any healthy person aged 12 or above is not supposed to<br />

eat anything or drink anything until after sunset where they

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