HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaed
The Mohammed VI Theater in the city of Oujda hosted an artistic and cultural celebration on the occasion of the celebration of the Amazigh New Year, January, organized by the Sharq Culture Association.
This cultural event witnessed a remarkable public attendance, including cultural figures, foreign guests, and students, reflecting the increasing interest in Amazigh culture and the keenness of the residents of Oujda to celebrate their ancient cultural heritage. The distinguished media personality Wafaa Al-Idrissi, wearing her Amazigh attire, hosted the event's segments, presenting the segments in Amazigh, Arabic, and French, which contributed to facilitating the understanding of the event's content for foreign guests. Her performance received a great response from the audience, who applauded warmly for her success in hosting the event's segments with high professionalism. The event's segments varied between authentic Amazigh artistic and musical performances, presented by the Ahwash band, the Brahama band, and the Keil Dadas band, where these bands entertained the attendees with their traditional rhythms and artistic performances that embodied the richness and diversity of Moroccan Amazigh culture. In her speech on the occasion, the president of the Sharq Culture Association, Ikhlass Talebi, expressed her great pride in organizing this cultural event, stressing that the celebration of the Amazigh New Year, January, is a moment of pride in the multifaceted Moroccan identity, and an opportunity to recall the depth of Amazigh history and its noble values. She also praised the royal decision to make the Amazigh New Year an official national holiday, considering it a historic step that reflects the royal care for Amazigh culture, and its consecration as a fundamental element in the unified Moroccan identity. She added that this celebration is not limited to the celebratory aspect only, but is an occasion to preserve the Amazigh cultural heritage and pass it on to future generations, and to promote the values of coexistence, openness and respect among the various components of Moroccan society, according to the constitutional constants of the Kingdom. The ceremony concluded in a festive atmosphere filled with joy and pride, where the audience expressed their admiration for the good organization and the richness of the artistic segments presented. This cultural event was an opportunity to enhance the radiance of Amazigh culture in the Oriental region, and to consolidate its place in the national cultural scene, so that the celebration of the Amazigh New Year remains an annual renewed appointment to celebrate Moroccan identity, history, and cultural diversity.
