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Timitar festival. Agadir

TIMITAR FESTIVAL wil celebrate its 8th edition

http://www.festivaltimitar.ma/

This festival, founded to honour Amazigh culture, is now one of the most important in the region. The best of traditional and contemporary Amazigh and world music can be heard here each year.

On the road from Agadir to Essaouira there are several fantastic beaches. My favorite...

Imsouane

A surfers paradise this coastal town has a traditional fishing harbor. In the association of fishermen, near the port, we can enjoy the spectacle of the meeting between fishermen and buyers. And a large variety of fish with great price.

There are several hostels and a hotel with bar and restaurant. We can also eat in the bars situated near the coast.

The beaches are huge and crystal clear water with good weather invite to the total relaxation.

:)

Moroccan ceramic workshop.

Welcome to the wonderful world of ceramics in Morocco, where there are real artists specialized in all types of crafts. Years of experience and a great deal of patience make the artisans in Morocco stand out as being able to produce all kinds of materials with different and authentic beauty.

This time we visit a pottery workshop on the outskirts of Agadir.
Wonderful world of clay where anything can be possible if it goes through experienced hands ..

Pumpkin Maassel

1°) Cut up the pumpkin into small pieces and put it with the water in a pot to average fire.
Leave it 30 minutes into the covered pot, until it begins to fall apart.

We remove occasionally in order that it does not stick to the pot.

2°) Once the pumpkin is done, we uncover the pot and put the cinnamon in branches and the cinnamon in powder.

We continue to average fire and remove with very much love and patience...
...until the water evaporates. This needs enough time, put music and enjoy the moment.
“The grandmother secret: The Maassel brightness is obtained putting sunflower oil during the evaporation process.”
3°) When the water is evaporated we put the sugar into the pot.

In this moment, the pumpkin will liberate the liquid that it contains. We keep on removing until the water has totally evaporated, until it has a texture of jam.

To know if the water has evaporated completely, we separate the mixture with the spade of wood, as you can see in the picture. If we see that there is no liquid, then the Maassel is ready.

4°)Once finished we can decorate it with sesame. It’s very important that the water is completely evaporated. This will increase the shelf life of the Maassel. One or two weeks in the frigo.

Enjoy it!

Sunny day on December 2010

It seems like 2010 wants to say us "bye, bye" with a big smail.

Today, 10th december 2010, we've got a nice winter day.
30°C and almost 32°C, have surprised to every one here in the Timoulay hotel.




The hotel is full. :)
We got plenty of people who comes to Agadir to visit Sifel trade show and others fleeing the cold.
The Christmas decoration is ready & every one is getting ready for the New year.
At the evening we 've got a lovely sunset, we said bye to the sun and this wonderful day and...

...hello moon!

...Maroccan dinner time! ;)

Accessible Timoulay Hotel & Spa

Accessible Timoulay hotel

The Timoulay hotel is thought for people with reduced mobility, through a system of ramps you will be able to come from the street to any dependence of the hotel without obstacles. :-)

Hôtel Timoulay accessible

L'hôtel Timoulay est conçu pour les personnes à mobilité réduite, grâce à un système de rampes, vous pouvez arriver de la rue à n'importe quelle dépendance de l'hôtel sans des obstacles. :-)

Hotel Timoulay accesible

El hotel Timoulay está pensado para personas de movilidad reducida, mediante un sistema de rampas usted podrá llegar desde la calle a cualquier dependencia del hotel sin obstáculos.

Christmas at Timoulay hotel

Every year the Timoulay hotel celebrates a Christmas dinner.

Last year we share this family moment with many people who chose Agadir, Morocco, as a different & special place to celebrate this popular date.

You are welcome this year to celebrate with your family or friends a special Christmas at Timoulay hotel.

Give yourself a present this year!!

L'Aid El Kebir, "la grande fête" o la "fête du mouton"

L'Aid El Kebir, appelé aussi Aid al-kabir, l'Aid kebir ou Aid al-Adha, qui signifie littéralement "la grande fête" est la fête la plus importante de l'islam.

Dans plusieurs pays de l'Afrique musulmane comme le Mali, le Niger, le Sénégal, le Bénin... la fête de l'Aid EL Kebir est appelée Tabaski, Aussi une partie des Amazighs en Afrique du Nord la nomme Tafaska.

Selon l'histoire la fête de l'Aid EL Kebir commémore l'asservissement d'Ibrahim ( Abraham) à Dieu qui lui a ordonné de sacrifier son fils Ismaël. Ibrahim n'hésitant pas à sacrifier son fils Ismaël pour montrer sa soumission à Dieu est pour les musulmans le modèle du croyant, étant aussi le premier musulman et le messager de Dieu. Le message du prophète Muhammad retourne aux traditions d'Ibrahim c'est pour cela que les musulmans célèbrent l'Aid al-Kebir.

Cette fête appelée aussi la "Fête du Sacrifice" ou fête du mouton marque la fin du pèlerinage ( Al Hajj), elle a lieu chaque année le 10 du mois de Dhou Al Hijja qui est le dernier mois du calendrier musulman.

Cependant, tel qu'il est traditionnellement établi, le calendrier musulman ne permet pas de connaître de manière précise, à l'avance, les jours de célébration d'événements tels que le premier jour du ramadan, ou l'Aïd al-Fitr, ou l'Aïd al-Adha.

Ainsi, le jour de célébration de l'Aid el-Kebir varie géographiquement selon le moment où la pleine lune est observée.

Pour l'année 2010/1431 le jour de l'Aid Al-Adha ( 10 Dhou Al Hijja 1431 de l'hégire) est le 17 novembre 2010 plus au moins un jour selon les pays.

Cette fête qui est plus qu'un simple événement religieux est l'occasion pour se rencontrer avec la famille et les proches, elle est aussi synonyme de partage et de générosité envers les pauvres et les nécessiteux.

Vous trouverez sur ce site les dates exactes de la fête du mouton pour plusieurs pays, et ceci juste après l'annonce officielle des organismes qui s'occupent de la determination du début des mois hijri.

The "festival of Sacrifice" or the "Big Holiday".

Eid Al-Adha is referred to as Eid Al-Kabir – the "Big Holiday" – because of its tremendous significance to Muslims. It's one of two main Islamic holidays, and traditionally lasts for three days.

Eid Al-Adha translates to "Festival of Sacrifice" and commemorates Prophet Abraham's willingness to obey God when he envisioned that he was to sacrifice his son. Muslims observe this day by slaughtering an animal – usually a sheep, goat or cow – according to humane Islamic guidelines (zabiha), and then offering much of its meat in charity.

Although the slaughter is incumbent upon only those who can afford it, many poor families in Morocco borrow money so that they can sacrifice a sheep or goat of their own. This is because the real significance of the day is not the slaughter itself, but that a Muslim follow Abraham's example in demonstrating obedience to God.

Moroccan Food Traditions at Eid Al-Adha

Every Muslim country and culture has its own traditions that surround Eid Al-Adha. In Morocco,sweets and cookies are prepared in advance for the special day and new clothes purchased for the children.

After congregational Eid prayers on the first morning of the holiday, families either convene for the slaughter or do it individually at their own homes.

It's Moroccan tradition to prepare organ meats such as the liver and heart on the day of the slaughter. Subsequent days include more meat intensive dishes (such as mechoui or steamed lamb) that might be too expensive to serve other times of the year.

Moroccans tend to be very frugal, and there are special dishes which use the head, tail,intestines, stomach and feet. Even the brains, fat and testicles don't go to waste.