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The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers still practice marriages by the heart, where lovers choose their partners as opposed to having them chosen for them by their families…<\/h4>\n

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Imilchil Betrothal Festival ” Morrocco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place.Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers still practice marriages by the heart, where lovers choose each other, as opposed to being chosen for each other by families.<\/p>\n

A local legend tells of two lakes being formed, Isli (his) and Tislit (hers), from the tears of two lovers denied by their warring tribes the right to marry. The lovers both drowned in the lakes formed by their tears, and in regret the peoples decreed never again would families stand in the way of a marriage of the heart.<\/p>\n

An unusual tale for Valentines!!!<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

Two lakes of tears of a love forbidden
\nDesire denied due to tribal ties
\nIn death they shared what was denied in life
\nAs each lover heartbroken in water dies
\nOf the lakes formed from their tears
\nHeartbroken, their marriage now allowed
\nTheir tribes fierce foes would not permit it
\nAnd to back down, they were too proud.
\nOn the deaths of the lovers two
\nGreat was the grief in the camp of each tribe
\nWho learned love conquers all barriers
\nAs written through time by many a scribe
\nSo from that day, in Imilchil
\nThe tribes they met thoughout the years
\nSo that the young can marry according to their heart
\nAs was denied to the Lovers of the Lakes of Tears<\/p>\n

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