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• Jan 26, 2025 |

The earth trembles, the rifles sing

Every morning at the Moussem, the vast plains of Moulay Abdellah become the theater of Tbourida. In perfect line, the horsemen rush at full speed, swords raised, eyes fixed. Then, in a synchronized breath, the rifles thunder in unison. This is not a show: it's a declaration of identity, a warrior choreography transmitted by blood and memory. Each sorba embodies the honor of its tribe, the elegance of its culture, the mastery of an art where error has no place.

The sky also has its masters

Not far from the fantasia fields, silence settles: that of falcon hunting. Here, bravery is not shouted, it is observed. The falconers of the Abda tribe raise and train these raptors with patience and respect. In their measured gestures, their attentive gaze, one reads an ancient knowledge, made of complicity between man and bird. Falconry, rare and precious, is a noble discipline, an ancestral art where mastery comes through restraint.

Two traditions, one same pride

At first glance, everything seems to oppose the ardor of Tbourida and the serenity of falconry. And yet, both tell the same story: that of a rooted people, proud of their customs, capable of making the earth vibrate as well as taming the sky. Together, they form a symbolic duo, which makes the Moussem a unique place in the world where the most beautiful forms of tribal bravery are expressed, on two terrains: the ground, and the infinite