Festivals in Morocco

TEFL Trainees / ESL Teachers in Morocco can enjoy Indian Festivals

During the TEFL course in Morocco, the students will get a scope to enjoy various festivals of Morocco. Morocco is a colorful country with equally vibrant traditions and customs. The festivals in Morocco portray the picture of beautiful character of this country’s traditions.

Some of the festivals, which the TEFL trainees in Morocco should visit, are:

Wax Lantern Festival
The white town of Sale, twin sister of Rabat on the Bouregreg estuary, has preserved one of Morocco's most picturesque traditions; the wax lantern procession or 'Mawkib Esh Shomouaa'. The procession is said to date back to the Barbary period in Sale, when the Corsairs carried wax lanterns in procession to the sanctuary of Sidi Abdallah Ben Hassoun, the town's patron to implore his protection before a long voyage. This tradition has become a beautiful and entertaining event.

Date Festival
This magnificent festival is held annually in the Erfoud area where nearly a million date-palms grow. There is grown a wide range of types of dates. Take for instance the majestic palm-tree, waving lazily in the warm breeze providing shade and a livelihood. The peasants who cultivate them rely on them for almost everything.

Rose Festival
In this grandiose setting, the day is marked by numerous events like folk-dancing and singing, handicrafts exhibitions, ‘Diffa’-banquets in tents, flower-decked floats, the election of Miss Rose, camel-rides and a splendid excursion by bus from Ourzazate down the Valley of the Roses.

Honey Festival
Argana is said to be the largest collective beehive in the world and also one of the most curious because of its construction, history and the way it is run. Most of the hives are made of split reed cylinders covered with clay. With the aid of a smoking brazier made out of baked earth, the bees and their queen are made to crawl out of the hive into a basket so that the honey can be classified as a historic monument.

Traditional Handicrafts Festival, Sponsored by Peace Corps
Zagora is the first main city on the way to the Sahara Desert. Artisans from all over Morocco will be traveling to Zambia to show their products - ranging from wood carvings, traditional silver jewelry, Moroccan Silk hand-woven hammocks, embroidery, to pottery decorated with henna. There are many beautiful hotels nestled in the palmary where one can relax by the pool between outings.