Orange blossoms are among Morocco’s quintessential fragrances. Moroccan women are welcoming spring by collecting the waxy white blossoms in copper pots used to distill the scent that's folded into honey-laden pastries, sprinkled on mint tea and used in religious ceremonies as an ode to paradise.
A woman sprinkle orange blossom water after it was distilled, in a cultural center in Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Moroccan cities are heralding in this year’s spring with orange blossoms by distilling them using traditional methods. Orange blossom water is mostly used in Moroccan pastries or mint tea and sprinkled over heads and hands in religious ceremonies.
Between 400 and 600 people gathered over the weekend for the festival hosted by Al Muniya Association, celebrating the blooms and savoring the rainfall that is infrequent the rest of the year. Orange blossoms bloom throughout Morocco but are especially common in Marrakech, home to a particularly fragrant sour and bitter orange tree.
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