January 7-8: Marrakesh - La Fete de Mutton

The end of the pilgrimage month is celebrated with a great feast of sacrifices called Aid El-Kebir. Each family, who can afford it, sacrifice at less one mutton. The poor people in need are given a part of this mutton. For Westerners this a strange feast. The muttons are bought one week before and live in town on the roofs or in the apartments until the feast Aid El-Kebir! In this week one can buy muttons everywhere. You can often see muttons transported on car roofs, in trunks, buses of public transport, and even on the shoulders through the Souk to the families. In the morning of Aid El-Kebir the butchers are very busy. One week the families eat muttons in every variation passible. Of course, the butcheries are closed during this week.
But what is also very impressive in Morocco are the intricate tilings and stucco. Let's have a look at that.