Morocco, a nation with diverse landscapes ranging from the sea to the desert, across the Atlas Mountains and bordered by the Rif Mountains, is a wonderful, welcoming, unexpected, and exciting location with open-air marketplaces stacked high with carpets, wood carvings, and jewelry. The country’s most famous export is leather, which is regarded to be the finest in the world.
Morocco has created a kaleidoscope of creative traditions. The common thread is music, which ranges from the classical style created in Muslim Spain through the indigenous Berber narrative musical traditions to the modern mix of African and French genres.
Characteristics:
Despite its Arab-African rhythms (it is heavily influenced by Bedouin music), it uses electronic instruments to produce a dreamy effect. Craftsmanship is valued in Morocco. Its leather items have been valued economically since the 16th century. Carpets, ceramics, jewelry, and wood sculptures are all products of an equally rich tradition. Painted and carved panels for interior decoration, as well as tiles, are still commonly employed in religious structures and rich residences. Morocco has influenced a wide range of artists.Following a journey to Morocco in 1830, the French neo-baroque artist Eugene Delacroix devoted his work to Moroccan themes. His paintings were dominated by Market Scenes, Life of the Harem, and The Lion Hunt. A century later, Hollywood became engrossed with a type of Morocco-mania.
First, in Morocco, with Marlene Dietrich. The nation had become a dream realm with Casablanca and then Peter O’Toole as Lawrence of Arabia.
Language:
Moroccan Arabic (Darija) differs significantly from Arabic spoken in the east. Several Berber dialects are spoken mostly in the countryside, highlands, and desert. In terms of lifestyle, Morocco continues to march to its own Islamic beat, while males continue to hold sway. The visitor may find the rigorous segregation of the sexes in public life odd. Moroccan cuisine is delicious. Couscos, a semolina dish with vegetables and lamb, is the national meal. Tea is the most popular Moroccan beverage.