Moroccan tagine
- Eat only with your right hand
- never throw bread away or put it on the ground
- during Ramadan, don't eat or drink in public by day
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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Site-specific notes 6
Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.
Aït Benhaddou
- Don't walk into homes that are still lived in
- ask before photographing villagers
- the earthen buildings are fragile, so don't climb or carve on them.
Hassan II Mosque
- Non-Muslims may not enter on their own and must join an official tour
- don't make noise or disturb worshippers in the prayer hall.
Chefchaouen
- When taking photos in residential lanes, try not to disturb residents, and smile before photographing people
- cannabis is traditionally grown in the Rif, so don't buy it or photograph the crops.
Fez medina and Chouara Tannery
- The strong smell of the tannery is normal — don't complain loudly
- non-Muslims may not enter the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
- haggle moderately for leather goods, as insulting offers are considered rude.
Marrakesh medina and Jemaa el-Fnaa
- Photographing street performers usually requires a tip, so agree the price first
- during Ramadan avoid eating and drinking in public by day
- don't heckle the snake charmers or startle the snakes.