From the Amazigh folk food "Tagla" or "Tarwait" and in Moroccan colloquial customs and traditions
Porridge..This ancient, popular food inherited since ancient times is considered one of the most wonderful banquets in North Africa, especially among the Berbers. Porridge is an authentic folklore, just like couscous, which entered the world heritage. The Amazigh tables in Morocco, when they celebrate the Amazigh New Year on their calendar on the day that falls on January 13 of each year, are not free from the “Takla” meal, which is prepared with the participation of a team consisting of the women of the family in the house of the grandfather / grandmother.
For the Berbers, "Takla" symbolizes synergy and solidarity because it is served in a common circular bowl, shared between family members, and it also expresses the sympathy of nature in its pain that night that will result in a new year, according to a Berber opinion poll.
Amazigh food depends mainly on the agricultural crops produced by the simple Amazigh farmer on his farms, and it also reflects the connection of the Amazigh person to his land, according to a number of researchers.
Al-Hussein Ait Bahcine, a researcher specializing in Amazigh culture, said that in other regions of Morocco "Takla" is called "Tarwait", explaining that this last name was derived from the verb "roy", which means in Berber "to move", because the meal should be constantly stirred during Cook it, which for Arabic speakers is called "porridge".
He added that "including "Tarwayt n Tamazin" (Balzai al-Mufakhmah); the meaning of this type, in Tamazight, is "barley porridge", meaning prepared from barley flour, and the second type is "Tarwaite n Osankar", and the meaning of this type, in Tamazight, is "corn porridge, which is prepared It is made of corn flour, and we are now finding a new type called “Takla n Rose” which means prepared from rice grains in modern times.” Rather, porridge is considered the main dish in the Amazigh New Year, which is celebrated by the Berbers every year.
And about it says the popular proverb and in Moroccan
colloquial .. I gal porridge cold and eder Ido in it .. and in the Amazigh
.. Yan Ak Ainan Tarawit tasmed Ijn Sars Ivasan Nes ..
And if the Berbers conjure the food "Takla" on the occasions of the celebration of the Amazigh New Year in particular, It is present and presented in the plowing season, and during the harvest period, all of which are indications that confirm the connection of the Berber year to the agricultural year, the land and its yields, the Berber man and his history.
It is indispensable when the guests arrive, and if the hospitality is formed from other dishes, it is a symbol of expressing the great joy of the guests when it is served after other dishes, and accompanies special rituals, including serving tea mixed with saffron, accompanied by walnuts, almonds, etc., and sprinkling the guests with pure types of perfumes that reflect Manifestations of joy and happiness, according to Ait Bahcine. Porridge is also associated with certain rituals, especially on wedding days, where it is presented every day to the bride and groom.
As a general conclusion, Tagla, or Tarawit, and in Moroccan vernacular, porridge, will remain one of the traditional banquets associated with the Amazigh man, but will also remain as an intellectual and cultural heritage.
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