The Islamic fasting month of Ramazan is more than a month away, but there are already signs that the Maldives is in a festive mood. We hit the streets with Sophie and Heena for a story on the night market, a tradition for local merchants to clear out their inventories at bargain prices to make way for new merchandise to arrive. People also clean out their houses during Ramazan, so the most popular items at the night market seem to be mops and brooms. Mostly it was just a big street party, but it broke my heart to see the "pet" markets with fish, hamsters and birds trying to stay alive in cramped cages and plastic bags. 
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