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  • Day 19

    Learn from the locals

    March 31, 2023 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Couscous
    Steamed over the cooking vegetables and meat 3 times to get it fluffy. A lot more to the process than that which is why couscous is only done on Fridays when family gets together. You usually won't be offered couscous on other days.

    Weaving
    The ladies card then hand spin on the spool their own raw washed wool. They dye it and then weave it, can take months.

    Henna
    Usually a woman's ritual, especially pre wedding. These ladies don't do the intricate designs just a mudpack. I never did find out why. Apparently, the feet is for married women. For a deeper colour you sleep in the henna overnight. Apparently, it also protects the skin a bit for work in the fields.

    Dress ups
    The last evening the ladies dressed us up in traditional Berber wedding dresses. Had our last Moroccon dancing with Mu-Mu
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