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The dates vary according to the rose harvest, but the valley of the roses, El Kelaa Des M’Gouna hosts an annual rose festival over a weekend, usually in the middle of May, but in 2023 it was in April, so check the dates in advance. Millions of roses are harvested for their petals, rose water is produced from these and this is also used as the base for a gorgeous perfume.
There is a parade of floats strewn with rose petals, a Rose Queen is elected and crowned and amidst the dancing and Berber music, merchants offer rose-scented oils, soaps, lotions and perfumes. Children, wearing garlands of roses, decorate the rose-scented streets and competitions are held with rose petals holding written special offers from the traders and tea shops. The women wear sequined kaftans covered in rose petals and rose-decorated headscarves and you can even take a camel ride into the desert of Morocco. A unique experience not to be missed.
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