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The National Foundation, Beit El-Hikma, Tunis-Carthage. Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic influx. Ancient Tunisia was a major civilization crossing through history; different cultures, civilizations and multiple successive dynasties contributed to the culture of the country over centuries with varying degrees of influence.
Tunisian cuisine is a blend of Mediterranean cuisine and traditions. Its distinctive spicy fieriness comes from neighbouring Mediterranean countries and the many civilizations who have ruled Tunisian land: Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Spanish, Turkish, Italians , French, and the native Punics-Berber people. Tunisian food uses a variety ...
Tunisian tajines or tajine refers to a kind of quiche, without a crust, made with beaten eggs, grated cheese, meat and various vegetable fillings, and baked like a large cake. The Tunisian tagine is very different from the Algerian or Moroccan dish but similar to the Italian frittata or the Egyptian eggah.
Culture of Tunisia This page was last edited on 22 September 2024, at 19:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Orange Blossom Festival – Menzel Bou Zelfa, Nabeul and Hammamet, Tunisia (March - April) Sbeitla's Spring International Festival - Sbeitla; Folk Art Festival – Tatouine; Festival of the Mountain Oases. Berber culture. – Midès, Tamezret. (Late April) Passover Festival – El-Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba. (April or May)
Rammadiya d'El Magtaa near Gafsa is an archaeological site of the Capsian culture, dating from 10,000 to 7,000 years before present, when the area was an open savanna. People of the Capsian culture were hunter-gatherers that left stone figures, petroglyphs, and carved ostrich eggs (drawing of an example pictured). [29] Archaeological site of ...
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Although the Sufi community is small, its tradition of mysticism permeates the practice of Islam throughout the country. In 2007 there was a small indigenous "Maraboutic" Muslim community that belonged to spiritual brotherhoods known as "turuq". [7] The Muslim holidays of Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, and Mawlid are considered national holidays in ...