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Tan-Tan Moussem

The Tan-Tan Moussem is an annual gathering held since 1963 by more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of Northwest Africa in Tan-Tan , a town in south-west...

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The Tan-Tan Moussem is an annual gathering held since 1963 by more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of Northwest Africa in Tan-Tan, a town in south-western Morocco.[1] In traditional Berber culture,[2] a moussem is "a type of annual fair with economic, cultural and social functions."[1]

This particular gathering was first held in 1963 to "promote local traditions and provide a place for exchange, meeting and celebration".[1] It is said to have been associated with Mohamed Laghdaf, a Saharan leader who fought the French and Spanish colonizers for decades, died in 1960, and was buried near Tan-Tan.[1][2] The gathering was banned by the authorities in 1979 due to security concerns, but was revived again in 2004 with the help of UNESCO and the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.[1][2] Originally it was held in May, but is currently held every December.[1][2] In 2008, it was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage in Morocco as a Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.[3]

Nomadic tribes travel to the moussem from all over the Sahara, making it the largest gathering of nomadic tribes in northern Africa.[2][4] Around 800 tents are set up to accommodate them, with some used for special exhibits on traditional Berber tribal life.[2]

En la reunión se realizan diversas actividades. Es una oportunidad para que las tribus socialicen con cantos y bailes, intercambien historias, compartan conocimientos sobre remedios herbales, compitan en carreras de caballos y participen en el comercio de camellos [ 2 ] , así como para comprar, vender e intercambiar alimentos y otros productos, organizar concursos de cría de camellos y caballos y celebrar bodas [ 1 ] . Además, el festival incluye diversas expresiones culturales como actuaciones musicales, cantos populares, juegos, concursos de poesía y otras tradiciones orales hassanie [ 1 ] . Este moussem también incluye la fantasía , una recreación coreografiada de una carga de caballería por parte de miembros de tribus bereberes que alzan sus rifles al aire y lanzan un grito de guerra [ 2 ] [ 4 ] .

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Museo de Tan-Tan" . UNESCO - Sector Cultura - Patrimonio Inmaterial . Consultado el 30 de julio de 2022 .
  2. ^ " Tan Tan Moussem : una celebración cultural asombrosa " . www.marruecos.com . Consultado el 21 de marzo de 2016 .
  3. ↑ «Unesco, Moussem de Tan-Tan» .
  4. 1 2 "Nómadas del Sahara - El Moussem de Tan-Tan es un festival bereber en el desierto del Sahara, en el sur de Marruecos" . www.reidsguides.com . Consultado el 21 de marzo de 2016 .
  • Un vídeo de la UNESCO sobre el Tan-Tan Moussem
  • Una serie de vídeos del encuentro de 2015 organizado por la oficina de turismo de Marruecos y la UNESCO.
  • Otra serie de vídeos de la reunión de 2015 realizada por un medio de comunicación marroquí.