The Rose Festival embodies beauty and authenticity

The city of Kalâat M'gouna is preparing to host the events of the 53rd edition of the Rose Festival, which will take place from 7 to 10 May.In the south of Morocco, a few hundred kilometres from Ouarzazate, when the rose harvest comes to an end, a festival in honour of the flower begins. Floats loaded with roses where "queens" in traditional clothing sit parade through the streets of Kalâat M’gouna and local dances are organised. Children sell necklaces of flowers and rose hearts... This year, all the necessary preparations are well underway, so that nothing is left to chance. The scale of the event and the prime place it occupies among similar events on a national and continental scale make this necessary. This edition, like the previous ones, aims to be part of a philosophy that values human capital and places intangible heritage and the emergence of the city and the province of Tingh…