Traditions and everyday life in Algeria

Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Algeria. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.

5 keepsakes from Algeria (2 traditions and culture, 3 personal)

Traditions and culture in Algeria

Tradition

Berber

The Kabyle dresse, with its sharp, shimmering colors, glows and shines the woman with a thousand lights. This ancestral dress has passed through the ages, it has inspired a great number of artists, poets or painters

Shared by souhyl

Tradition

Magnificent traditional building

Long ago in Algeria, before French colonisation, people in the cities lived in houses like this one; with a fountain in the center of the central courtyard and rooms surrounding it.

Shared by MellyB.

Personal keepsakes from members in Algeria

Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.

Everyday life

Oreo my assistant

this is my precious little love Oreo, she makes sure I get enough rest throughout the day as I tend to be a workaholic.

Shared by Ms.Raccoon

Tradition

visiting el qasbah and wearing el hayek

wearing a traditional piece of clothing for women called el hayek "الحايك" and wandering around el qasbah in Algiers

Shared by Mary38

Activity

Relaxing by the sea

I usually go to the beach and sit there for a while in winter.

Shared by Omniia

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