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Mawlid an-Nabi

The Prophet's birthday, marked with sweets and processions, including Egypt's sesame and nut halawet el-mouled.

Putrajaya,24/01/2013. Malaysian Muslims participate in a Maulidur Rasul parade in Putrajaya, also known as Mawlid, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, at Putrajaya Putra Mosque. Photo by Firdaus Latif
Photo: Firdaus Latif, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spices for Mawlid an-Nabi

In Egypt, markets fill with halawet el-mouled, sweets made from sesame, nuts, honey and sugar, sold as dolls and horsemen. In Morocco and Algeria, couscous or sfouf is made with sesame, anise and honey. In Turkey, mevlid sekeri, sugared sweets, are handed out, and in Indonesia (Maulid) there is nasi kuning, turmeric rice with side dishes. Sesame, anise and turmeric are used in different places, giving one festival a spread of spice stories.

The spices

SesameIn Egyptian mouled sweets.AniseIn North African sfouf.TurmericColours nasi kuning in Indonesia.
About this page

Written by the EveryMasala desk with AI assistance. Background: "Mawlid" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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