Morocco is very famous by its delicious dishes. One of them is "Bastela", we cook it in the weddings. If you want to cook it here are the ingredients and the way also:
-Sheets of pastry made by water, salt, and flour
-Almonds, fried and ground with sugar
-Chicken fried and torn apart into pieces
We take 4 sheets of bastela pastry, we spread them with oil and butter. We take chicken, add parsley, add spices, then we add 4 other sheets of pastry. We follow the same steps, then we add almonds mixed with sugar and cinnamon, then we put 4 other sheets of pastry, then we close it with our hands and we add oil, eggs (the yolk), we put it in the oven in very low fire. Finally, we decorate it with powdered sugar.
Enjoy eating. It's really the best taste (it's a mix between salty and sweet) that you will ever try.
Written by Hajar, Jihan, Chaimae, Marouane, Yassine, U-sef
Monday, January 21, 2013
Moroccan Weddings
A Moroccan wedding is one of the most popular marriages in all parts in the world. It takes approximately 3 days:
- The first day is devoted to "Henna" which is a reddish-brown dye that is made form the leaves of a shrub. It's used especially for coloring hair and skin. We always put it on the bride's hand with the assistance of all the guests who are often relatives of the couple.
- The second day is the major day when they celebrate this greatest event. The "Negafa" (a woman) takes a big part in the wedding. She's responsible for changing the bride's dresses especially to traditional clothes such as "Fassi" (from Fes), "Tamazight" (Berber), and "Rabati" (from Rabat) styles during the ceremony. The band starts playing different kings of Arabic music without forgetting "dkaykya" who performs a wonderful show, accompanied with "youyou" (ululations) that informs the coming of the couple in the middle of the marriage. The dinner is served, it focuses on traditional food that which reflects the generosity of Moroccan people. At the end, the groom takes the bride's hand and they leave while the guests keep dancing all night.
- In the morning on the third day, the bride's family takes the breakfast to the groom's home, and they eat lunch together in order to show they have become one family.
Written by Salwa, Samah, and Basma
- The first day is devoted to "Henna" which is a reddish-brown dye that is made form the leaves of a shrub. It's used especially for coloring hair and skin. We always put it on the bride's hand with the assistance of all the guests who are often relatives of the couple.
- The second day is the major day when they celebrate this greatest event. The "Negafa" (a woman) takes a big part in the wedding. She's responsible for changing the bride's dresses especially to traditional clothes such as "Fassi" (from Fes), "Tamazight" (Berber), and "Rabati" (from Rabat) styles during the ceremony. The band starts playing different kings of Arabic music without forgetting "dkaykya" who performs a wonderful show, accompanied with "youyou" (ululations) that informs the coming of the couple in the middle of the marriage. The dinner is served, it focuses on traditional food that which reflects the generosity of Moroccan people. At the end, the groom takes the bride's hand and they leave while the guests keep dancing all night.
- In the morning on the third day, the bride's family takes the breakfast to the groom's home, and they eat lunch together in order to show they have become one family.
Written by Salwa, Samah, and Basma
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Kwanzaa
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People say this to greet each other during Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a celebration for people from Africa who live in other parts of the world. During Kwanzaa, people tell folk tales and poems and have special music and dances. There are also special candles.
We learned about Kwanzaa in December from the teacher Shaakira, who is very funny and a good dancer. Marwan was the drummer and he was great. Othmane was also a good dancer.
--Inspiration 4
Note from Kelly: The Access program includes special activities that teach students about different aspects of American culture. In December, the students had a great time eating, dancing, and learning about Kwanzaa from Shaakira!!
People say this to greet each other during Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a celebration for people from Africa who live in other parts of the world. During Kwanzaa, people tell folk tales and poems and have special music and dances. There are also special candles.
We learned about Kwanzaa in December from the teacher Shaakira, who is very funny and a good dancer. Marwan was the drummer and he was great. Othmane was also a good dancer.
--Inspiration 4
Note from Kelly: The Access program includes special activities that teach students about different aspects of American culture. In December, the students had a great time eating, dancing, and learning about Kwanzaa from Shaakira!!
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