Tbourida | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

Tbourida is a Moroccan equestrian performance dating back to the sixteenth century. It simulates a succession of military parades, reconstructed according to ancestral Arab-Amazigh conventions and rituals. Each tbourida is performed by a troupe made up of an odd number of riders and horses (between 15 and 25). The riders line up side by side, with the leader of the troupe in the middle. They often give spiritual significance to the event, performing ablutions and praying collectively beforehand. Under the direction of the leader, the riders and horses perform a parade composed of two principal parts. The first is the hadda, or salute, in which the riders enter the course at a trot and perform an acrobatic arms drill, then reposition themselves at the starting point. This is followed by the talqa, in which the troupes set off again at a gallop and fire a round of blanks from their...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Morocco
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Morocco
Countries: Morocco

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
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sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

uuidf2d45b47-cb12-46ad-96ef-13694bd99595

ich_public_ref1483

inscription_year2021

title_enTbourida

title_frLa tbourida

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesMA

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01483

concepts_primary_namesEquestrian games, Sports competitions

concepts_secondary_namesAcrobatics, Agricultural ritual, Bladed weapons, Costumes, Festivals, Handicrafts, Horse riding, Islam, Procession, Rituals, War, Weapons

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/14490-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightSociété Royale d'Encouragement du Cheval (SOREC), Maroc, 2015

main_image_authorNot supplied

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Equestrian games Sports competitions Acrobatics Agricultural ritual Bladed weapons Costumes Festivals Handicrafts Horse riding Islam UNESCO representative list

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