• Horsemen ride in a choreographed cavalry during the 14th Tan-Tan Moussem Berber festival in Morocco on Sunday. AFP
    Horsemen ride in a choreographed cavalry during the 14th Tan-Tan Moussem Berber festival in Morocco on Sunday. AFP
  • The festival is recognised by UNESCO as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity." AFP
    The festival is recognised by UNESCO as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity." AFP
  • It is organised every year to promote local traditions and brings together nomadic tribes from northern Africa. AFP
    It is organised every year to promote local traditions and brings together nomadic tribes from northern Africa. AFP
  • Emiratis perform traditional music and dance. AFP
    Emiratis perform traditional music and dance. AFP
  • The fantasia is a choreographed reenactment of an attack charge by Berber tribesmen. AFP
    The fantasia is a choreographed reenactment of an attack charge by Berber tribesmen. AFP
  • It was started in 1963, primarily as a religious festival. AFP
    It was started in 1963, primarily as a religious festival. AFP
  • A Moroccan girl from the southern desert performs during a fantasia. AFP
    A Moroccan girl from the southern desert performs during a fantasia. AFP

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UAE's fifth year at Tan-Tan Moussem in Morocco — in pictures

The inter-tribal festival that brings together Saharan peoples began over the weekend, with the UAE once again hosting a pavilion

The National

July 08, 2018

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The 14th Tan-Tan Moussem, an inter-tribal festival that brings together Saharan peoples, began over the weekend with significant Emirati participation.

The UAE has a pavilion at the event in Southern Morocco supervised by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee — Abu Dhabi in co-operation with other UAE cultural institutions, Wam reported.

The pavilion celebrates the UAE through paintings representing a theme of national belonging, and the country's desert tents reflect vivid images of the rich civilisation, heritage and culture of the UAE.

The event, which celebrates a vibrant Bedouin culture, is recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

This year is the fifth consecutive year the UAE’s has participated in the festival, with their offerings including a camel milking competition, which aims to promote the heritage activity.

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