The “Tbourida Show“, organized at the end of theQatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024highlights a traditional popular art engraved in gold letters in the heritage of Moroccans and practiced to celebrate festive moments.
Registered since 2021 on the Representative List of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanitythis discipline, which combines speed, endurance and grace, reflects the particular attachment of Morocco with regard to the horse, this divine creature rooted in the heritage traditions of the Kingdom.
This ceremony began with the screening of a video retracing the highlights of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024, organized at the initiative of “Years of Culture” and which testifies to the depth of the strong and historical ties between the two brother peoples and the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VImay God help Him, and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani.
Subsequently, the audience followed the passage of the participating Sorbas, one by one, for the “El Hadda” salute, before they performed four series of Tbourida.
HRH Princesse Lalla Hasnaa et SE Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani were then greeted by the Moqaddem of the Sorbas who took part in this show, namely Mr. Charaf El Bahraoui, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Marrakech-Safi region (province of Safi), Mr. Ali Hihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Oriental region (province of Guercif), Mr. Ibrahim Nacihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the region Guelmim Oued Noun (province of Guelmim), Mr. Rachid Sikas, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Casablanca-Settat region (province of Berrechid), and Mr. Abdelghani Benkhedda, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Béni Mellal region Khenifra (province of Béni Mellal).
On this occasion, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa et SE Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al Thani posed for a souvenir photo with the Moqaddems of the five “Sorbas”.
Upon arrival at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Center, HRH Princesse Lalla Hasnaa was welcomed by Mr. Issa Bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club.
Before reaching the ceremony location, HRH Princesse Lalla Hasnaa was welcomed by Mr. Mohammed Saad Al-Rumaihi, Director General of Qatar Museums, Mr. Sultan Rashid Al Khater, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al-Thani , Chairman and CEO of Nasser Bin Khaled Holding (NBK).
Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa was also greeted by Ms. Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Mr. Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mr. Mohamed Setri , Ambassador of His Majesty the King in Doha, and Mr. Adel El Fakir, Director General of ONDA, Commissioner General of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024.
HRH Princesse Lalla Hasnaa was also welcomed by MM. Mohammed Methqal, Ambassador, Director General of the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation, Mehdi Qotbi, President of the National Foundation of Museums, and Omar Skalli, Director General of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Horse (SOREC), partners of the commissioner general of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024.
L’Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 was marked by the organization, in Qatar as in Morocco, of major events highlighting the riches of Moroccan art and culture.
These include the exhibition of the Collection of Berber jewelry at the Royal Palace, the development of the “Dar Al Maghreb” pavilion, an immersive space in Moroccan culture and history, inspired by the architecture of Ksar Aït Benhaddou (Ouarzazate Province), exhibitions “Splendours of the Atlas, a journey through the heritage of Morocco” and “Ektashif: Morocco”, in addition to “Caftan Fashion Show” parade, all organized in the Qatari capital.
Morocco, for its part, hosted the “Longines Global Champion Tour”, a prestigious international show jumping event which brought together, in Rabat, the best riders and horses in the world, as well as the “Fashion Trust Arabia”, a flagship event highlighting the creativity of Arab fashion, and the “Qatar Africa Business Forum”, two events held in the ocher city of the Kingdom.
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