Presentation
Morocco has been inhabited since very early prehistoric times, as the many prehistoric remains show. Then came the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Berbers, Byzantines, and Romans before the Arab invasion which took place in the 8th century. Today, Morocco is a constitutional monarchy.
His Majesty the King, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, is a descendent of the prophet of Islam.
Morocco, a land of contrasts. Vibrant, seductive and exciting, a place where shadows merge with sunlight, where oases spring from the desert, where sky and sea meet at the horizon. Contrasting colours dissolve into a flicking kaleidoscope of blue, copper, red, green, ochre, silver, and gold. A land bursting with colours of life and of celebration. Morocco, a place where magical colours blend in an irresistible pageant of light and shade.
Language: tool of integration
Apart from classical Arabic, the language of education, the civil service and the media, the everyday language in morocco is a dialectal Arabic, as well as Tamazight (Berber) spoken in the Rif, the atlas and the Souss and which varies according to region. Most Moroccans speak French and many speak Spanish and English.
Gastronomy
In morocco hospitality is undeniable and you will be invited to savour a delicious mint tea more than once.
Moroccan gastronomy is one of the world’s greatest for its imaginative and ingenious combinations of flavours. It is based on a sophisticated blend of spices .
The Moroccan cuisine, having existed for more than 2000 years, includes sweet and salty food cooked in three ways: Mkalli (fried), Mhammar (roast) and méchoui (barbecued).
Music:aspect of our civilization
Music is present everywhere in the country, accompanying festivities and ceremonies. In the towns it has developed into an instrumental form. This is traditional classical or popular Arab music. In rural or Berber tribes, music is intimately linked with poetry and dance.
Folklore, remains the art of peoples, is the reflection par excellence of their culture, customs and traditions. An art through which one can discover the various aspects of the civilization of humanity and the evolution of the nations’ life.
Beauty Spots and Monuments
The history of Morocco grew rich by the influences of several civilizations and cultures.The plurality of these civilizations resulted in a significant archaeological diversification which was translated throughout the Moroccan territory into monuments, buildings and vestiges.
These magical places are entirely devoted to admiration. The touch of a master transforms the humblest objects into masterpieces. Carpets, pottery, garments or arms, here everything is a work of art. As the representation of humans or animals is contrary to the teachings of Islam, artists have channelled all their creative effort into producing infinite variations of abstract, geometric or stylized motifs.
Arts and crafts: living tradition
Pottery and ceramics, textiles and carpets, jewellery and leather goods: the wealth of Moroccan arts and crafts is rooted in a living tradition. Making beautiful and practical objects, traditional skills are handed down with passion down the generations. more treasures than we can ever imagine. ...
Moroccan teapot the sign of hospitality
Tea is an integral part of Moroccan hospitality and daily life. Moroccan jokingly refer to it as Moroccan “whiskey”and many claim it is their only vice. as much as the consumption of tea is an obsession, so too is the ritual preparation and serving .A critical component to this process is the proper selection of a pot. Glasses and tray to serve them on
Moroccan weeding
Before the weeding, a team of chefs arrives to prepare the meals, and the family employes group of women who devote themselves to making the bride look dress her in a traditional Moroccan wedding grown of brightly colored silk, over laid by a sheer gown embroidered with gold thread. Jewels are arranged to cascade around her face, and make up highlights her eyes. She gets to be queen!!!
The bride has a ceremonial purification milk bath before a ritual henna painting of her hands and feet. Originally, this purification and painting was the wedding ceremony in Arab lands some 200 years ago. Modern Moroccan brides continue this tradition by anointing the palm of guests with a unique smear, called the henna
In the late afternoon or early evening, simultaneous parties are held at the home of the bride and the groom. The two families and their guests celebrate well into the night with a feast, music and dancing. Sometimes after midnight, the groom leaves his home and proceeds to the home of the bride. he is accompanied by his guests as they sing, beat drums and dance what is fantasia there is one particularly stunning and exciting event that has taken its rightful place among the more noteworthy examples of traditional folklore in Morocco, those demonstrations popular customs of which morocco is so famous and which stimulates tourists to come and to see for themselves; that even is the fantasia. The horsemen line up in close ranks, and no sooner has one wave of riders left the next is ready to follow; the impression is that of surging waves of galloping hooves.