Images of a rare savagery were posted on social networks showing Muslim “pilgrims” at the Moulay Brahim mausoleum near Marrakech, killing a camel wildly with an ax before throwing themselves on the beast still agonizing to devour it raw.
These images date from the celebration of Al Mawlid’s Muslim feast, the birth of the Prophet, one of the most important festivals celebrated annually at the Moulay Brahim mausoleum, with traditional rituals lasting a week, attended by visitors from different regions of Morocco and abroad.
The 7th day marks the end of these festivities with the “sacrifice” of a young camel, in the presence of the notables of the region.