Mawsim
Mawsim or moussem (), waada, or raqb, is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with various festivities and commercial activities. These are very popular events, often attended by people from very distant places. Etymology Mawsim, moussem Mawsim is an Arabic word whose first meaning is 'season'. Waada The origin of the name waada comes from the word waad meaning "meeting" and "gathering". Raqb The name raqb indicates the pedestrian and equestrian procession of the murids (novices) from all sides towards the place of the customary or ritual festival. Religious and secular origin The mawsim festivities are for the most part cultural events linked to the harvest, to Muslim saints or to nature, so these local festivals are mainly religious but also secular. The Palestinian mawsim at Nabi Musa took place in spring, a season used for popular holidays since pagan antiquity. The mawsim is an originally religiously motivated festival pilgrimage in the Maghreb in honor of a saint (sheikh, sidi or Moulay. Religious and social practices In the Berber areas of the Maghreb, almost every village had its saint or