Moroccan culture

The axes
CUISINE Moroccan clothes
1. Moroccan eating 1. Moroccan clothes
heritage examples
2. Moroccan eating . ART
manners
3. How Moroccans eat 1. Music
. Moroccan cultural mix 2. Folklore
1. Where is the diversity? 3. Mozaic
. MARRIAGE 4. Architecture
1. Moroccan marriage 5. paintings
. conclusion
The main Moroccan dish most people are familiar
with iscouscous,the old national delicacy.Beefis
the most commonly eaten red meat in Morocco,
usually eaten in ataginewith a wide selection of
vegetables. Chicken is also very commonly used in
tagines, or roasted.Lambis also heavily consumed,
and since Moroccan sheep breeds store most of
their fat in their tails, Moroccan lamb does not have
the pungent flavour that Westernlamb and
muttonhave.Since Morocco lies on two coasts,
theAtlanticand theMediterranean, Moroccan
cuisine has ample seafood dishes.European
pilchardis caught in large but declining
quantities.Other fish species
includemackerel,anchovy,sardinella, andhorse
mackerel.Other famous Moroccan dishes
arePastilla(also spelled Basteeya or
Bestilla),TanjiaandHarira, a typical
 heavysoup, eaten during winter to warm up and is
usually served for dinner, it is typical eaten with plain
bread or withdatesduring the month
ofRamadan.Bissarais abroad bean-based soup that
is also consumed during the colder months of the
year.A big part of the daily meal is bread. Bread in
Morocco is principally made from durum wheat
semolina known askhobz. Bakeries are very common
throughout Morocco and fresh bread is a staple in
every city, town and village. The most common is
whole grain coarse ground or white flour bread or
baguettes. There are also a number of flat breads
and pulled unleavened pan-fried breads.In addition,
there are dried salted meats and salted preserved
meats such as kliia/khliaand g'did, which are used to
flavor tagines or used in "el rghaif", a folded savory
Moroccan pancake.
Moroccan dishes
 Moroccan eating heritage
Morocco is knowing to be a traditional
Islamic country that has recently got its
independence ,and from there on it started
to change its way of life and it is very
obvious and visible how westernized it
became.
But in places like the south or rural areas
people still hold on to traditions of the past,
thus their eating habits are still an
important cultural heritage.
Moroccan eating manners
No one can deny the effect of
Islam on the Moroccan culture ,for
example eating with the right
hand , eating from the same plate
also sitting on the ground while
eating. Plus saying bismi lah
which can be translated to by
the name of God and thanking
God for the bessing bestowed
upon us by saying al hamdo
How Moroccans eat
 Moroccan cultural mix
It is known that morocco is a mix
of 3 ethnicities African ,Arabian
,Saharian, thus a cultural mash-up
has taken place ,adding to the
beauty of morocco and its cultural
impact on its population and other
countries . therefore it is normal that
this country would have 3 different
specimen of anything and everything
from clothes ,to food, to rituals.
 Where is the diversity?
The diversity of this country lies in how
differently things are done from a place to
another, a region to another . which is one of
the quality that makes morocco distinguished
among other countries.
Among the domains which the Moroccan
cultures says diversity we find :
1. Marriage
2. Clothes
3. art
 marriage
marriage is defined as the legally or
formally recognized union of two
people as partners in a personal
relationship.
And in every country it takes a
different from, within things like
rituals and traditions.
As for Morocco, the diversity of its
culture is widely reflected on its
marriage rituals.
 Moroccan marriage
Marriage in amazigh culture is a very
important event, therefore everyone is happy
for the bride giving her the best wishes of
happiness with her life partner, and its a
celebration that mostly celebrates the bride
more compared to the groom, and it could
take from 3-7 days of celebratory ceremony.
and it also differs from a place to another
,such as imilchil where we find that the
marriage is an annual festival and so on.
 Moroccan clothes
The traditional dress for men and women is called djellaba; a
long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves. The djellaba has a
hood that comes to a point called a qob. The qob protects the
wearer from the sun or in colder climates, like the mountains, the
qob keeps in body heat and protects the face from falling snow.
For special occasions, men also wear a red cap called a
bernousse, more commonly referred to as a Fez. Women wear
kaftans decorated with ornaments. Nearly all men, and most
women, wear (balgha )soft leather slippers with no heel, often
dyed yellow. Women also wear high-heeled sandals, often with
silver or gold tinsel.
The distinction between a djellaba and a kaftan is the hood on the
djellaba, while a kaftan does not. Most womens djellabas are
brightly colored and have ornate patterns, stitching, or beading,
while men's djellabas are usually plainer and colored neutrally.
Moroccan clothes(sahara)
Moroccan clothes(arab)
Moroccan clothes(amazigh)
 Moroccan art
In addition to the diversity in every
aspect of the Moroccan culture
,Morocco is also a leading country
when it comes to art .where art takes
many different form such as:
 Moroccan music
Music in morocco is another cultural
clash , where we have genres such
as :ray hip hop and jazz, as for the
traditional music we can find genres
that are categorized according to the
cultures which means
(Arab,Amazigh,Saharian)music.
Amazigh music
Saharian music
Arabian music
Moroccan Floklor
Moroccan mozaic
Moroccan architecture
Moroccan paintings
 conclusion
In conclusion we conclude that the
Moroccan culture is an amazing clash
of culture that produced a country
with variety of art forms and
traditions ,and it is the living
example for tolerance and accepting
differences.