Save the Date

The Moroccan community of New York and New Jersey celebrating:

The 12^th annual Throne Day

The throne day in Morocco in my memory and probably in the memories of many Moroccans has always been an extravagant event. I remember those days to be exciting and fun with my family listening to the many musicians adorning the streets of Rabat and Sale. In Sale, it seemed that every business had their own folklore group and so my family and I would jump from one group to the next trying to see them all   before the day was through. Watching those musicians, it raised a sense of national pride that was deep inside me. In my heart, this day was the epitome of what love for ones country could produce. It is in a people’s culture, the fashion and food that is made and the music that is heard. A euphoric emotion is produced, visible in the Moroccan streets and on the faces of every citizen as they clap along with the music their faces smiling.

As Immigrants in the United States, the traditions of the old often times mistakenly get replaced with the new traditions of the U.S. However, the Throne Day is a means of a connection stringing together the past and the present and the future. The future being that we introduce to our children in our stories and traditions what we as immigrants left behind. In doing so, they better understand where they came from and are interested to hold on to their rich culture. Please, join me and your fellow community in celebrating the annual Throne Day in America on July 30^th, 2011.   Contributions of this event were received last year 2010 by the Moroccan community and generous Moroccan business owners: The Council General Mohamed Karmoun, Hassan Mamdouh, Hajj Idriss,  Fatah of Marrakesh Restaurant NJ, Fatah Majdoubi, and Moustapha Boukraoui. Thank you and I hope to see you there. Location and more information about The Throne day event will be announced. If you want to be a part of this year’s contributions please call Khadija at (201)-679-8803.

Thank you.