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Nomadic Tribes Festival
- Moroccan and foreign tourists will pour into the southern city of Tan-Tan to celebrate the desert and nomadic life, as part of the fifth Tan-Tan festival, slated for November 28-30. Nomadic tribes from all over the Sahara -Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and as far as Niger- will meet in the southern city and set up tents to pay tribute to a lifestyle that few men and women struggle to keep alive within a globalized world. The tents will hold thematic displays on Berber and Hassani lifestyles: cooking, marriage ceremonies, weaving, popular games, the teaching of the Koran, and the nomadic lifestyle. Through the nights of the three-day festival, the dunes will vibrate to the sounds of concerts given by local and foreign folklore groups in wonderful spots. A special night will be held at the embouchure of Chbika river, one of the few breaks in the undulating cliffs where the flat, rocky...
