Our Nomad Culture
MOROCCO DESERT NOMAD CULTURE
Nomad lifestyle, Culture,Traditions ,celebrations
Sand Bread
Sand bread is Bedouin way of cooking bread in the desert in the past and now in some places where the nomads still live. Sand bread is popular Bedouin way of preparing the dough cooking and bread in the sand in the past and still in some place with the nomads still lives. It mostly made by the men of the family in the time. Baking Mix the ingredients (water-flour-salt)and knead until we get a smooth paste, soft but not too soft. Leave the dough aside to rest and brew for about an hour in a warm place. Light the fine desert sand until the sand becomes very hot. Divide the dough into medium-sized circles, then start with a circular disk. Cooking Put the dough rolls round the embers and sand so hot, and then take the embers, and put on the loaf of bread to dry the loaf and sand does not stick to it.
Nomad culture,Art and tradition
The khaïma (tent in black goat hair and camel), is the habitat par excellence of the Bedouin. After mowing the annual livestock by shepherds, the hair is cleaned by women that remove the thorns and twigs: Tcha’chi ‘. Spinning then transforms into flexible stubble son wound balls: Takbab. The loom comes into play, women come together regularly festive assemblies for sewing flijs. The traditional tent offers a luxurious living environment, cool and relaxing. It is open permanently on the vastness of the desert, offering the possibility to admire the landscapes of sight Sahara
International Nomads Festival
1 st festival created in southern Morocco, the International Festival of Nomads For 15 years, an international benchmark for cultural diversity and openness to the world. The International Festival of Nomads is an outdoor festival, a citizen and artistic festival. It takes place once a year in M’hamid El Ghizlane, 90 km south of Zagora in the Drâa Valley (Morocco). Cultural activities highlight the tangible and intangible heritage of nomadic tribes, thus helping to preserve their cultural identity. This festival is a real “springboard” for a nomadic culture.
Taragalt Festival In Mhamid
Join us for a unique experience at the gates of the Sahara, three days of immersion in nomadic life to enjoy the music of the world. Celebrate nomadic culture and world music under the stars Taragalte is a 3 day festival under the stars in M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Zagora, Morocco. From the 27th to the 29th of October, we celebrate peace and nomadic heritage in the desert of South Morocco.