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Mawsim or moussem (Arabic: موسم), waada, or raqb, is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with various festivities and commercial activities. These are very popular events, often attended by people from very ...
Riyadh Season (Arabic: موسم الرياض, romanized: mawsim ar-Riyāḍ) is a series of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The event was introduced in 2019 by the General Entertainment Authority as part of the larger Saudi Seasons initiative in support of Saudi Vision 2030.
The 2009 festival, a nine-day event entitled "Rhythms of the World", [3] [22] was the eighth edition and began on 15 May, [22] attracting crowds of one million people from cities such as Casablanca, Marrakech, Fez and Tangiers to Rabat. [22] [23] Admission cost between 100 and 500 dirhams (15 to 70 USD). [22] 1700 performers performed in 2009. [18]
The religious complex was founded in the 18th century by the aristocratic Alghul family. [5] [3] [6] During the Mandate period, the residents of Al-Nabi Yusha' (who were mostly Shi'ites) celebrated an annual mawsim festival at the site dedicated to the entombed prophet.
Carthage Film Festival (Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, JCC) - Tunis; Date Harvest Festival – Kebili (November) International Oases Festival – Tozeur (November) International Festival of the Sahara. Dance, theatre, music - Douz (November–December) Sfax International Mediterranean Film Festival - Sfax (December)
[1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. [3] Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year".
Fantasia at Aïn El Arbaa (Aïn Témouchent, Algeria). Fantasia Arabe by Eugène Delacroix, 1833. Fantasia (Arabic: الفانتازيا) is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and for Maghrebi wedding celebrations.
İzmir is notable for hosting the oldest festival activity in Turkey, within the frame of multi-theme İzmir International Fair held in the first days of September, and organized by İZFAŞ, a depending company of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. The musical and other cultural events that take place at the same time as the commercial fair had ...