Rabat - The 15th edition of the National Festival of “Ahidous” (local folklore dance) will take place from August 8th through the 10th, in Ain Leuh, about 50 kilometers away from Ifrane.
Rabat – The 15th edition of the National Festival of “Ahidous” (local folklore dance) will take place from August 8th through the 10th, in Ain Leuh, about 50 kilometers away from Ifrane.
This 15th edition will be co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and “Taymat Association for Atlas Art”
The annual event focuses to immortalize the Amazigh culture and promote Ahidous artists.
The festival also hosts poets and historians who link the history and future of the Amazigh culture while recognizing it as valuable and intangible heritage. The art of combining and presenting historical tales with the magnificent Ahidous dance.
Furthermore, the event will include the performance of a 36-player band that will pay tribute to Ahidous icons.
Ahidous is a type of folkloric Moroccan dance in which men and women stand side by side and form flowing cirlces accompanied by an Amazigh chorus and Bendir.
Ain Leuh is a village located in the Middle Atlas in the Ifrane Province, Morocco. It is well-known for its mountainous terrain and its production of berries.
