About 3 weeks ago it was announced that Taroudant would hold an Orange Festival last weekend. Fair enough, Taliouine has its saffron Festival and Tafroute an Almond Festival and Taroudant is famous for its oranges so we went along. It was very popular with a square of stalls erected on Place 26 Octobre.
What was missing were oranges. Outside the festival proper were lots of stalls selling snacks, popcorn, crisps, tea, sweets and chocolate bars, inside the stalls were principally government endorsed cooperative
although there were some completely commercial stalls. There were many Argan Co-operatives selling cosmetics, oil and amalou
but also stalls selling various grains and herbs. A rose product co-operative came all the way from Gnouna and saffron from Taliouine. The date stall was popular and the stalls selling Ghandara and the sari-like lengths of cloth the Berber women wear. There were also babouches from Tafroute
and jewellery although not of great quality.
We have oranges in the fruit bowl- festival or not.
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