Heba Press: Oujda
The Oriental Association for Development is organizing, in its seventh edition, the Libuse Festival, which benefits from the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory, carrying the scepter “Libuse through the ages and cultures”, from October 25 to 28 at the Mohammed VI Theater in Oujda.
According to a report of which Heba Press received a copy, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Traditional Industry, Social and Solidarity Economy and the Chamber of Traditional Industries of the Eastern Region, the artistic event aims to bring the blouse back to life. in emotional memory, preserve the traditional costume from extinction and promote it nationally, in Africa, in the Arab world and internationally, in addition to celebrating the golden fingertips of the traditional artisans who decorated the fronts of intangible heritage with a crown of singularity and pride.
The organizing body believes in the effectiveness of the “Treasures of Moroccan Crafts” program, launched by the Ministry of Tourism, Crafts, Social and Solidarity Economy in cooperation with the United Nations for education, science and culture (UNESCO), in the sustainability of society. and preserve intangible heritage as an integral part of Moroccan identity.
The communication adds that the Oriental Association for Development has decided to prepare a rich program, ranging from the launch of a procession called “The Pigeons of the East”, embodying the rituals of emotional “defense”, to the holding of an intellectual conference entitled “The blouse through the ages and cultures”, hosted by literary masters and heritage experts, “Khaled Malki”, the regional director of traditional crafts and the social and solidarity economy, in a presentation entitled “The national emblem and the artisanal treasures program”. Dr. Mustafa Al-Arabi Saloui, in a presentation titled “Nostalgia Flavors of Emotional Traditional Marriage,” and Salima Faraji, Heritage Researcher, will present a research paper titled “Cultural Heritage is a Lever of Development.” , researcher in popular culture, in an intervention entitled “What grandchildren don’t know about grandparents’ marriages, Bedouin marriage as an example”.
Finally, an artistic evening and fashion shows will be scheduled in Samar, in which the magic of the blouse and the haik will shine, and the rituals of the moving family wedding, in a night whose chapters will be told from Oujda of the millennium. to embrace universality, and its ceremonies will be embroidered with emotional memories.
