Location and content notes for "That Flash of a Moment"
These are the location and content notes for "That Flash of a Moment."
Giraavaru Island is west of Thilafushi and Malé.
The West Park Fishing Spot is located at the west edge of Malé, in the bend of Boduthakurufaanu Magu where Haveeree Hingun runs into it. It includes a stretch of sand bordered by a seawall and boulders on the outer edge with trees and bushes on the inner edge. In the middle is a large pier and pavilion for fishing, along with smaller pavilions and beach furniture.
Kurumba Village on Vihamanaafushi has a large fitness pavilion with a hardwood floor. The sides have blinds that can be rolled down for shade or rolled up for better ventilation.
In Terramagne, the Tivaru are the earliest known people of the Maldives and Lakshadweep. Some have remained in those places, while others moved to Sri Lanka or elsewhere. There are distinct tribes in each, consisting of various families.
The Terramagne-Maldives branch of the Tivaru people comprises the earliest known culture in that archipelago. The Giraavaru are the largest surviving tribe.
Whereas the local-Maldives oppressed and largely wiped out their indigenous people, Terramagne-Maldives respected them more. Today, the T-Giraavaru have their traditional island of Giraavaru and a settlement of several blocks in the Maafannu district of Malé. Due to a former settlement on Hulhulé Island, several Giraavaru families still live on Hulhumalé, many of whom work at the airport on Hulhulé. Over 1,000 Giraavaru remain. The largest and most stable groups are on Giraavaru Island (275-300), Maafannu (225-250), and Hulhumalé (125-150) with clusters in various other places.
While some of the Giraavaru mingled with Indo-Aryan speakers to create the foundation of modern Dhivehi speakers throughout the Maldives, the people of Giraavaru Island remained distinct and kept their culture and language of clear Tamil-Malayalam origin. They are strictly monogamous without practicing divorce, and tend toward endogamy. They perform their folklore in song and dance, with music distinctly different from that of the other islanders. Their traditional clothing includes dresses or tunics with white stripes around the neck and necklaces of tiny blue beads that no other Maldivians wear. Women tend to wear their hair up in a bun on the left side.
The Giraavaru people were traditionally led by a woman, and when Sultans ruled the Maldives, their representative on Giraavaru Island was always a woman, the foolhuma-dhaitha. The Sultans acknowledged their earlier claim to the territory. The constitution of 1932 formally recognized Giraavaru sovereignty as a tribal nation, overlapping with Maldivian citizenship.
A cultural horror of toads / frogs dates from a time when a species of lethally toxic frog lived on some islands in the Kaafu Atoll, which seems to have gone extinct. These frogs were said to avoid the color blue, as it reminded them of their predators, also possibly extinct. Hence the Giraavaru fondness for blue necklaces, dresses, and sarongs.
Pond apple, guayabano, bitter orange, guava, mango, papaya, and wild plum are fruit trees in the Maldives. Bear in mind that translations can be loose -- the "wild plum" is not actually Prunus. Oranges come in different types, so it pays to know the differences.
Mango is high in sugar. Coconut is high in fat. Tuna is high in fat and protein. These are among the most common fuels for high-burn metabolisms.
Abd-Qadir is a common Islamic term for someone with superpowers. It means Servant of the All-Powerful. The implication is that, as humans are reflections of Allah and His virtues, some are reflecting individual and differing aspects of His universal power. Some use the term only for Muslims, while others use it for everyone, largely depending on whether they see God only in other Muslims or in the whole of humanity. As a volunteer group, the Abd-Qadir use their superpowers for emergency services, much like the Abd-Raheem.
القادر Al-Qadir
The All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything
Rudyard Kipling was born in India, which inspired much of his work, such as "The Cat that Walked by Himself."
Giraavaru Island is west of Thilafushi and Malé.
The West Park Fishing Spot is located at the west edge of Malé, in the bend of Boduthakurufaanu Magu where Haveeree Hingun runs into it. It includes a stretch of sand bordered by a seawall and boulders on the outer edge with trees and bushes on the inner edge. In the middle is a large pier and pavilion for fishing, along with smaller pavilions and beach furniture.
Kurumba Village on Vihamanaafushi has a large fitness pavilion with a hardwood floor. The sides have blinds that can be rolled down for shade or rolled up for better ventilation.
In Terramagne, the Tivaru are the earliest known people of the Maldives and Lakshadweep. Some have remained in those places, while others moved to Sri Lanka or elsewhere. There are distinct tribes in each, consisting of various families.
The Terramagne-Maldives branch of the Tivaru people comprises the earliest known culture in that archipelago. The Giraavaru are the largest surviving tribe.
Whereas the local-Maldives oppressed and largely wiped out their indigenous people, Terramagne-Maldives respected them more. Today, the T-Giraavaru have their traditional island of Giraavaru and a settlement of several blocks in the Maafannu district of Malé. Due to a former settlement on Hulhulé Island, several Giraavaru families still live on Hulhumalé, many of whom work at the airport on Hulhulé. Over 1,000 Giraavaru remain. The largest and most stable groups are on Giraavaru Island (275-300), Maafannu (225-250), and Hulhumalé (125-150) with clusters in various other places.
While some of the Giraavaru mingled with Indo-Aryan speakers to create the foundation of modern Dhivehi speakers throughout the Maldives, the people of Giraavaru Island remained distinct and kept their culture and language of clear Tamil-Malayalam origin. They are strictly monogamous without practicing divorce, and tend toward endogamy. They perform their folklore in song and dance, with music distinctly different from that of the other islanders. Their traditional clothing includes dresses or tunics with white stripes around the neck and necklaces of tiny blue beads that no other Maldivians wear. Women tend to wear their hair up in a bun on the left side.
The Giraavaru people were traditionally led by a woman, and when Sultans ruled the Maldives, their representative on Giraavaru Island was always a woman, the foolhuma-dhaitha. The Sultans acknowledged their earlier claim to the territory. The constitution of 1932 formally recognized Giraavaru sovereignty as a tribal nation, overlapping with Maldivian citizenship.
A cultural horror of toads / frogs dates from a time when a species of lethally toxic frog lived on some islands in the Kaafu Atoll, which seems to have gone extinct. These frogs were said to avoid the color blue, as it reminded them of their predators, also possibly extinct. Hence the Giraavaru fondness for blue necklaces, dresses, and sarongs.
Pond apple, guayabano, bitter orange, guava, mango, papaya, and wild plum are fruit trees in the Maldives. Bear in mind that translations can be loose -- the "wild plum" is not actually Prunus. Oranges come in different types, so it pays to know the differences.
Mango is high in sugar. Coconut is high in fat. Tuna is high in fat and protein. These are among the most common fuels for high-burn metabolisms.
Abd-Qadir is a common Islamic term for someone with superpowers. It means Servant of the All-Powerful. The implication is that, as humans are reflections of Allah and His virtues, some are reflecting individual and differing aspects of His universal power. Some use the term only for Muslims, while others use it for everyone, largely depending on whether they see God only in other Muslims or in the whole of humanity. As a volunteer group, the Abd-Qadir use their superpowers for emergency services, much like the Abd-Raheem.
القادر Al-Qadir
The All-Powerful, He Who is able to do Everything
Rudyard Kipling was born in India, which inspired much of his work, such as "The Cat that Walked by Himself."