Luzes do Ramadã: o último “Mestre Mahya” de Istambul

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O Ramadã é um dos meses mais sagrados do calendário islâmico, um período de jejum, oração e reflexão. Em todo o mundo, as comunidades muçulmanas se reúnem para compartilhar momentos de fé, família e união.   Em Istambul, na Turquia, o céu dá um show: ao pôr do sol, mensagens de luz aparecem no céu entre os minaretes das mesquitas históricas da cidade.   Trata-se de um ofício delicado, com mais de quatro séculos de história — e um homem continua trabalhando para manter viva essa tradição otomana, a arte do mahya.

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00:0070-year-old Kahraman Yildiz is one of the last people in Turkey

00:04who still know how to practice the centuries-old art of mahya.

00:09Illuminated messages strung between mosque minarets.

00:12During Ramadan, they carry words of faith and togetherness

00:16across Istanbul's night sky.

00:25These lights are really wonderful at night

00:28because when you look at them, it just makes you calm down

00:32and the colors are really amazing.

00:34But behind the glow is hard work at dizzying heights.

00:51The art of mahya is more than 400 years old.

00:54It dates back to Ottoman times when letters were formed with oil lamps.

00:59Today, Yildiz and his small team use electric bulbs.

01:03But he fears his craft could soon fade from Istanbul's skyline

01:07as he cannot find apprentices willing to learn it

01:10and more mosques now use LED panels to display digital messages.

01:34For Yildiz, mahya is more than a job, it's a legacy, one he would love to pass on, light by

01:41light.

01:42Thank you.

01:43Thank you.

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