The Bitter Orange Blossom Distillation Festival perfumes the city

The Taza Bitter Orange Blossom Distillation Festival concluded its second edition last Sunday against a backdrop of Sufi rituals, praises of the Prophet, Quranic recitations, and sacred music sessions.The thousand-year-old city of Taza vibrated last weekend to the rhythm of the second edition of the Moussem of bitter orange blossom distillation, an ancestral tradition passed down for centuries through generations. Organised by the Association of Arts of Sama’a and Amdah Annabaouya of Taza under the theme "Intangible heritage between authenticity and contemporary challenges", the festival was held in the Mechouar square in the centre of the Medina in Taza-Haut.This spring Moussem, supported by the province and the elected councils of Taza, was enhanced by the traditional ritual of distilling the essence of bitter orange flowers ("Larnaj"), religious and Sufi songs, praises of the Prophet…