OCTOBER
17.10.2011
The south of Morocco, full of dates this November

Dates hold a luxury space in the calendar of popular festivities of Morocco. The harvest festival, held this year in early November, is one of the most spectacular of Morocco is a ritual which mixes the profane and the religious.


The festival, where the date are the main character, is distinguished by folk dances and all kinds of parades and activities.


The palm trees, have ensured the survival of the inhabitants of the south for years.  Every part of the palm tree is used  The palm trees provide shade and coolness, fire, raw material for furniture, mats and baskets, building material and, of course, food.


Only in the region of Erfoud  you can find nearly a million palm trees, it is logical that the date is its symbol. And for that reason, every year is celebrated in his honor this traditional festival, happy and colorful.