First edition of the National Falconry Festival in El Jadida

Under the theme "Falconry: ancestral tradition and universal heritage", the first edition of the Falconry Festival will take place from 19 to 21 April 2013. Organised by the Lekouassem Falconers Association of Ouled Frej and the Provincial Association for Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the regional directorate of culture, this cultural event coincides with the 2nd anniversary of the inscription of falconry on the UNESCO list as living human heritage.By celebrating the renaissance of falconry in the El Jadida province, the organisers also aspire to bring other aspects of this heritage back to the forefront, notably the know-how regarding hunting instruments, traditional clothing, music, singing, dance, culinary art, and not forgetting the essential horse, which was once an integral part of falconry. It will be a celebration in the Doukkala region, and visitors, both local and fo…