This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Casablanca
The Ramadan football leagues, or what is known to the game, has always been an integral part of the customs of Moroccans during the month of Ramadan, where the districts and the squares are transformed into open stadiums which are full of enthusiasm and competition before and after breakfast.
Young people from different groups and ages participate and compete not only for mathematical pleasure, but also to improve social ties and strengthen the group’s mind during this sacred month.
These Ramadan patrols are an opportunity to highlight local football talents, because the public follows them with great enthusiasm, and this becomes an opportunity that combines sport and entertainment, and that many professional players have started their career from such popular demonstrations, which give young people a mathematical space that combines a challenge and pleasure in a distinctive atmosphere of Ramadan.
Despite the changes in lifestyles, the “torrents” always maintain their position in certain districts, although they are less widespread than they were in the past, especially as a certain number of these patrols end with the police and the gendarmerie stations or in emergency services due to the “sympathy” of some.
However, this habit of Ramadan is part of the cultural and sporting identity of Moroccans, because it embodies the spirit of solidarity and fraternity which distinguishes the sacred month.
