Israeli Knesset in Moroccan colors to celebrate Mimouna

The Israeli Knesset hosted on Wednesday evening, for the first time in its history, a ceremony in Moroccan colors on the occasion of Mimouna, the traditional holiday of Moroccan Jews, which has become a public event celebrated every year in the country.

The Mimouna, propagated by Moroccan Jews, is held directly on the night of the end of Passover, as a popular festival marking the return to the consumption of leavened bread (Hametz), banned during the entire week of Passover.

On this occasion, a large traditional Moroccan tent was set up in the Knesset square, furnished with traditional Moroccan furniture, while large tables were set up for the dishes that Fassi Jewish families used to serve, most of which are made of leavened dough.

The ceremony, presided over by Knesset speaker Amir Ohana, a native of Rabat, was attended by several ministers, MPs, senior officials and their families, the head of the Moroccan liaison office, Abderrahim Beyyoudh, as well as hundreds of citizens.

Many of the guests were donning traditional costumes, including the Kaftan, Djellaba and Fouqiah, in addition to the Tarbouch, while local groups performed the most famous traditional Moroccan songs, including some from the Jewish repertoire.