Iftar in mosque and prayer hall grounds, consists of local traditional snacks and hot tea. In the Maldives, iftar is known as "roadha villun", which means "break fast". As usual, most Muslims break the fast with either dried or fresh dates. There are many exclusive restaurants and hotels providing special iftar and dinner packages for those who want to break the fast outside with the families and friends. All the mosques in the Maldives provide free dates and juice to break fast. At local homes you will find various cold fruit juices (water melon, mango, passion fruit, pineapple) sweet (boakiba, pudding)
Antillean fruit-eating bat Antillean fruit-eating bat The Antillean fruit-eating bat ("Brachyphylla cavernarum") is one of two leaf-nosed bat species belonging to the genus "Brachyphylla". The species occurs in the Caribbean from Puerto Rico to St. Vincent and Barbados. Fossil specimens have also been recorded from New Providence, Bahamas. Three subspecies of "B. cavernarum" are recognized. "B. c. cavernarum" is the largest of the subspecies and occurs from St. Croix to St. Vincent. "B. c. intermedia" is of intermediate size and occurs in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with the exception of St. Croix. "B. c. minor" occurs in Barbados and is characterized