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Art in Morocco
Art in Morocco
• Is an ornamental material
particularly prized in
traditional houses riads
large carved wooden doors
open onto the patios and
the ceillings are always
decorated with wood
carvings
Weddings
• In morocco the weadding
ceremony gives rise to great
celebrations which can last
from three days to a week it
remains closely linked to
the contry´s ancestral
traditions and customs the
rites vary from region dress
song and food
Jewelry
• Of pure berber tradition the
manufacture techniques
emplooyed to create
moroccan jewels
are .filigree nielle. fibulas
and bracelets are most
often made of silver and
inlaid with blach or colored
enamel
moussam
• Are large annual gatherings
made up of processions
popular songs dances and
fantasias these events a
pretext for meditation and
players the moussem of tan
tan was proclaimed a
heritage of humanity by
unesco in 2005
Moroccan kitchen
• Moroccan kitchen in
considered one of the
richest in the world known
of its an important cultural
marker couscous is an
staple dish that no one can
ignore
Kinds of music in morocco
Ahidous
• Ahidous is a berber art of musical expression
featuring a percussion instrument and
accompanied by a traditonal dance in which
men and wonem
Gnawa
• Is a sufi brotherhood music generally
associated with religious lyrics which invokes
ancestors and spirits this popular music
reaffirms morocco african roots through a
cultures with sub-saharan roots
Malhun
• Was born in the craft guilds of southern
morocco influenced by andalusian musical
styles malhun is a genre of sung poetry whose
lyrics often relate social and cultural
Conclusion
Art is not pleasure or amusent art is vital orgaN
OF humanity