Moulood an Nabi

The celebration of Mahomet birthday is an important event of the Islamic tradition. Keeping the tradition from one generation to the other, the Muslims women of Cape Town celebrate it cutting lemon and orange tree leaves that will gift to the men of the community. The particularity of the ceremony is that only the women can participate to the cutting of the leaves while the men of the community pray in one other room. The only “men” that are allowed are the children that still didn’t reach the puberty.

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The celebration of Mahomet birthday is an important event of the Islamic tradition. Keeping the tradition from one generation to the other, the Muslims women of Cape Town celebrate it cutting lemon and orange tree leaves that will gift to the men of the community. The particularity of the ceremony is that only the women can participate to the cutting of the leaves while the men of the community pray in one other room. The only “men” that are allowed are the children that still didn’t reach the puberty.