Among the twenty first century changes, the climate change .Today the world witnessed a great change in terms of weather conditions due to human activity such as gas emission from factories, etc.
Snow fell for the second time in the Algerian Sahara .This phenomenon has first occurred in 1979 which means since 37 years and lasted for just half an hour but the snow that fell yesterday
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The Snow Falls in the Algerian Sahara
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Yennayer
On 12th January, all the Berber populations of the North Africa celebrate the Berber New Year known as Yennayer 2967, as the first day of the month Yennayer. The year Amazigh or Yennayer, this old custom which has resisted centuries is celebrated today throughout the national territory. What does Yennayer mean?
The Amazighs, like all the peoples of the world, needed a timetable
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Kabyle Jewelry
Jewelry is the indispensable attribute of any feminine adornment .The kabyle jewelries are very fascinating and its success exceed the kabylia borders and even Algeria itself .It is made from silver and designed with art that reflects the simplicity of the kabyle’s life.The kabyle women adore putting them either daily or just in occasions like weddings .It plays a very essential
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The Kabyle Old Houses and Architecture
The Kabylia region has about 1,500 villages. Each village usually occupies a ridge. The kabyle house,as all houses used to serve, offers a shelter to the people against beasts and bad weather. The Kabyle house is built by tying stones with clay. Today, it has almost entirely disappeared in all the Kabylian villages; the walls are constructed of bricks or still in stones (Bouzguene) but
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Collecting Olive in Kabylia
Most of the kabylian families start picking olives on November. It is an activity in which the families of the region have remained loyal. It has become a true tradition and an ancestral heritage, whatever the environment or the standard of living of the families.
This year, the harvest is fruitful unlike the last season ,thus, kabyle students, high school students and pupils go with
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Some of Kabyle Proverbs
Some of Kabyle Proverbs:
-Ur hemmlegh gma ur hemmlegh w'ara th-yuthen.
I do not like my brother but I do not like anyone attacking him.
-W'ur nuriw yugad nnger, win yurwen yerwa amdegger.
who has no children is afraid of extinction and the one who has them is filled with jostling.
-Senndegh fell-as, Yeghli-d fell-i.
I leaned on him, he fell on me.
-Tasusmi d dwa n-tmusni.
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The Kabylian Kitchen (Algeria) Preparing Couscous
The Kabyle cuisine is very rich with various traditional dishes. Among those dishes, there is a widespread one which is couscous (sekssu).It is the plate which had to be presented in all kabyles occasions like weddings, circumcision or even in sad events, etc. In the following , a small cooking recipes of preparing couscous in Kabylia.
Recipe 1:
The ingredients: for 10 persons
1 kg
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Which Economic and Development Policy’s should Africa pursue to ensure its survival path?
By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
Africa has a very serious economic identity problem. When compared to Asia, the continent has made much less progress. China, India, Indonesia and Singapore largely only endured tourism for revenue in the 1960s. Today, they are very technologically advanced and their banks and financial structure is more solid than the US and European banks. Elsewhere the world’s
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The Kabylian Tattoos
The Berber tattoo (thishrat) represents not just the cultural expression of a community but it carries within it the ancient memories of the origins of human life on earth. It is for this reason that its radiance is so great that it attracts many women and men. The tattoo was a custom in kabylia; women adapt it to adorn themselves like jewelry and to make themselves more beautiful and
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The Kabylian Dancing
Dancing is the way in which people express their happy feelings and enjoyment. It’s also the way of displaying their cultural heritage. Acheddah is the term which refers to dance in Tamazighth(kabyle language).In general, the Berber dance seems to be inspired by the equestrian majesty, whether it is the chaoui dance, the ahidus/ahwash (Morocco), the ancient kabyle dances that are feminine or
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Poetry in the Bottom of Kabylia
Poetry is mingled with existence.It portrays the events, it warns,directs and corrects. The poet is the one who goes deeper to discover the world and its values. The creative poet enjoys an evident prestige within the community in which he lives.
The kabyle traditional poetry belongs to the Berber and Africain oral tradition.It consists of several genres; the epic poem is called
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Touareg of Algeria
Touareg of Algeria
The Touareg are nomadic Berber people living in the central Sahara in Algeria, Libya and on the borders of Sahel, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Their Berber culture is confirmed by the use of the Tifinagh alphabet ( engraved on the rocks in Hoggar and Tassili mountains in Algeria) and the same linguistic base known as Tamasheq (Touareg language). They are the
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The Tuareg Woman
The Tuaregs society is structured around the woman. In the marital institution, it plays the central role, from marriage to the education of children and the management of the home. The Tuareg woman is at the center of all decisions. She is the support on which rests the whole economic life and the future of the community. She proposes the alternatives, manages and frames the encampment to
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The Berber Seasons
According to the Agrarian calendar, the Berber seasons are divided into four and each season has specific traditions and customs. They are as the following:
Lakhrif (Autumn): from 30August to 28 November.
It is when the first mature figs appear known as Thissemtith (from Semti;begin to mature) which means ripening in English .At this time there is an abundance fresh grapes and
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The Taguella, the Bread of the Tuaregs
The taguella(sand bread) is the emblematic dish of the Tuaregs and also their basic food. It is served in a large dish, as a single dish or served with mutton, accompanied by goat milk, camel or ewe and tea.
The term Taguella, by extension and because of its shape, refers to all the loaves. This thick baked bread, made from semolina, sometimes mixed with flour, a quart
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The Tuareg Music
The Music of Tuareg is an ancestral music; a mixture of the music of black Africa and the Berber music of the south like the Tindi or the Ahellil. It is a kind of music that is more often sung in chorus which is composed of a group leader (choirmaster), generally a soloist (abecniw), a drummer (gellal) and a bengri player (or flute Temja) and two or more dancers. In 2005, UNESCO proclaimed
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The Kabylian Handmades: Blankets and Carpets
The art, for Berbers, is a pure creation of the mind guided by a deep instinct and ageless traditions. Berber art is close to the so-called "primitive" art where the artist made everything for himself, while remaining hunter, breeder or farmer. The activity is characterized by production for domestic purposes; the family assuring all or part of its needs in objects utilities, clothing,
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Algerian banks SWIFT codes
If you want to send a wire payment to a person or a company in Algeria or in other countries you must to know some information about the theire bank accont information, like bank name, account number, address, swift code .....
Here you find SWIFT codes of the Algerian Banks
Algerian public and foreign banks SWIFT codes (BIC Codes):
Public BANKS:
Bank Name
SWIFT code
Bank
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Preparing Tea in the Tuareg Style
Tea was introduced to the Tuareg society at the beginning of the twentieth century through Arab-Muslim influence (trade). During your trip to the Algerian Sahara, you will have the opportunity to discover the famous Tuareg tea ritual and the generosity of the Berber people. The tea ceremonial is a way to show the Tuareg hospitality and a pretext to chat with the visiting visitor. During
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The Barbarian Fig
The barbarian fig (thakarmousth) is a fruit which is difficult to pick and even risks for those who do not master the technique of its gathering, but which nevertheless remains much appreciated by all kabyles. The picking of the prickly pears is most painful, it requires experience and fingering to avoid the many risks involved in the operation, knowing that the fruit is enveloped by very
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