Once a year in the end of the harvest season (August or September, the time is changed according to the end of the harvest), Thousand of men and women from the Berbers tribes are gathered in Imilchil in the Atlas Mountains. The mass gathering origin derives from an ancient tradition that is kept up to now days. According to this tradition, the youngsters are not allowed to choose their mates by themselves, therefore the youngsters with their parents arrive from all the towns and villages to a huge market of brides and bridegrooms. Brides and bridegrooms to be are introduces by the parents in order to find their match. The place is full of thousands of people that create a huge matching center that does not exist anywhere else in the world. Recently the event was opened to tourists’ visits and turned to a unique attraction.
Imilchil Marriage Festival

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Moroccan National Tourist Office Headquarters : Angle Rue Oued El Makhazine et rue Zalaga, BP 19 Agdal - Rabat Morocco Phone: +212 37 67 40 13 / 37 67 39 18 / 37 67 37 56 Fax +212 37 67 40 15
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