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 Let it grow, let it grow... photo by Aicha Hatim by JamalMorelli Though not exclusive to Moroccan Muslims - is usually a good signal you are in the presence of a religious man. If you ever wanted to try one out, let it grow, gov'ner - nobody round here gonna pay no mind no how with that big ol' beard of yours. Beard Science
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by solopes Touristy, no doubt, but a very easy and simple way to try (in comfort) a small experience of Berber life: in %L[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9eab8/20372e/ ]Marrakesh a typical restaurant is a meeting point for tourists to watch some horse and camel rides and enjoy a lamb dinner with folk dances. Artificial but nice, with the usual opportunity for the tourists to dress in local style. Leave a Comment
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 Morocco by solopes Travelling inland is a good opportunity to see the hard compromise between desert and agriculture. Men try to extract all the possible resources from land, but the desert advances, and the dry scenery turn inevitable as you go south. Leave a Comment
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 folkloric Show by seagoingJLW Try to see some folkloric dancing. Leave a Comment
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 leather shop by africaking When buying something it's always worth being polite, even if you are getting bothered by street vendors every 5 steps. If you happen to see something you like, you will find about ten workers crawling out of all hidden areas to pounce on you, don't worry, this is normal business practice, they will invite you into the shop to sell you, well pretty much the entire shop, but be strong, they may have lovely stuff but the prices are out of this world, they tell you how much something costs and 9 times out of 10 people will settle for it. This is not the way to do business in Morocco, to do business you MUST haggle, if they say 500, you say 50, they will be flabergasted, but it gives them the opportunity to knock the price down, soon probably after a nice sit down with mint tea and a discussion about family and friends you will settle on a price that both parties are happy with. I have been told that most Moroccans don't like the tourists who settle for the first price because selling is part of the "getting to know your customer" job. Don't feel shy or rude if you knock them down to a riduculous price and they accept, because if they were offended they simply wouldn't sell to you. Leave a Comment
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 My Moroccan Slippers by Venturingnow When you are in Morocco, you will find an interesting mix of religion and modernization. In the smaller cities, you will still see the vast majority of people in their yellow, orange, brown, and white slippers (in the picture), and these robe like outfits that have pointed head hoods on them. I purchased these slippers at a local leather shop in Fes, they are made of real leather and have been dyed yellow with safrin, that cooking stuff that rich people use to color their food. For only 15 dollars, I think it was worth it, they are a great conversation piece. Leave a Comment
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 Town Name by amsterdam_vallon When you go trought the desertic zone, you will see some arabic name on the sand. This marking is to mark the limit of each town since there's no easy limit. Leave a Comment
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 "La Chope" in Taza - © Bernhadette by Bernhadette While visiting the café is a common pastime of Moroccan men, going out to dinner to a restaurant (especially as a "tête-à-tête" of a couple) is not very common. In Morocco, the prefered place for enjoying a dinner is the home, in the circle of the family. Often friends or relatives are invited. So in smaller towns you will find mostly tourists and transient travellers at the restaurants, not the local families. But in the last few years dining out has become more fashionable, especially for the youth and the well off Moroccans in the larger cities. In Rabat, Casablanca and Fès, for example, you can find a whole range of restaurants with dishes from countries from all over the world.
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 Chasing away angels? photo of Atif Morelli by JamalMorelli Wide tradition has it that dogs have a negative effect on your baraka. Which doesn't stop them from being used as watchdogs and increasingly, as pets. Petting them will generally mean not shaking hands with someone, definitely means breaking your state of ritual purity, sometimes is said to keep the angels from your home. Cats are the clear winners in Morocco.
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