The Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication announced that Tborida was registered as a human heritage in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
During the meetings of the sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, held from December 13 to 18, 2021 in the French capital, Paris, the Tbourida has been listed after Morocco submitted the application earlier this month.
The ancient equestrian performance is considered a cultural show and a martial art, carrying great significance on the strong relationship between the rider and the horse.
Tbourida performances usually take place during local seasonal, cultural or religious festivals also known as moussem.
The registration made it possible to highlight the cultural practices, skills and knowledge associated with Tbourida, while tracing its social functions, and touching on its symbolic dimensions.
The session additionally witnessed the registration of Arabic calligraphy on the same list as part of a joint file submitted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia along with a large group of Arab countries, including the Kingdom of Morocco. With this culmination, Morocco’s UNESCO balance rises to 12 heritage registrations.
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