Yennayer: celebration with great fanfare of the Amazigh New Year at the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella

The city of Agadir vibrated to the rhythm of the Amazigh New Year festivities, marked by an exceptional artistic evening and fireworks. The event brought together renowned artists and a large audience who came to celebrate, in a festive and warm atmosphere, the arrival of the year 2975. The Kasbah of Agadir Oufella celebrated, on the night of Monday January 13, Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year, in a festive and colorful atmosphere. A major musical show brought together many renowned artists, before a spectacular fireworks display lit up the sky over the capital of Souss, marking the transition to the year 2975, corresponding to January 14 of each year. The evening, organized in the outdoor enclosure of the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella, offered the public a range of artistic performances. The group Ahwach Tissint, Zahra Tanirt and Ali Chouhad continued their performances, before the famous Aïcha Tacheniouite closed this party brilliantly. “We are witnessing a beautiful evening, the artists were magnificent. We fully enjoyed the show,” confides a won over spectator. Brahim Elmazned, artistic director of the local Timitar festival, highlighted the cultural significance of this event, a symbol of the preservation of Amazigh traditions. “All Moroccans celebrate the Amazigh New Year, but here, in the Souss region, the festivities take on a special dimension. We are witnessing a dynamic which contributes to safeguarding numerous rites and traditions, which constitute precious intangible capital,” he commented.