MOROCCO

LOCATION

MOROCCAN FLAG

FOOD

• Couscous (grains of steamed wheat)
• Tajine (stew)
• Chicken
• Breads
• Pastilla (meat pie)
• Pastries

HOLIDAYS

• Eid Saghir (small holiday celebrated at the end of Ramadan)
• Eid Kabir (big holiday celebrated for Abraham's sacrifice)

RELIGION

• Islam (official religion)
• Muslim
• Christians
• Jews

SCHOOL

• Private schools are taught in French
• Public schools have uniforms
• Elementary- Arabic and French
• English, German, and Spanish

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

• Soccer, Basketball, and Tennis
• Cards, Marbles, and Chess
• Jump Rope, Dolls, and Hopscotch
• Cars, Toys, and Video Games

WEATHER

• High of 95 Degrees F - Low of 40 Degrees F
• Mediterranean: Hotter and Drier
• Coast: Lots of Rain Fall

INTERESTING FACTS

• Arabic phrase al Maghreb- al Aqsa meaning "the farthest west"
• Saffron Crocuses supplies saffron- most expensive spice
• Lawrence Arabia, The Mummy, Black Hawk Down were filmed in Morocco

MORE FACTS

• Qarawyin- oldest university that was found in 859 AD in Fés, Morocco
• Toy soldier exhibit with more than 70,000 pieces that was found in Tangiers, Morocco