An Explosive Performance

While I was recently in the city of Essaouira, I got to see fantasia. In fantasia, Moroccan men line up next to each other on horseback. They're traditionally dressed, and are sitting on horses draped with colorful decoration. The men are holding old guns which use gunpowder. The men all charge forward on their horses at the same time. After a short run, they fire their guns. It's a bit tricky for them because they try to fire them at the same time to make the sound of a single explosion. In the performance, the men are commemorating attacks against Berbers years ago. Given that fantasia isn't something which one gets to see that often, I was glad I got to see it on the beach when I was in Essaouira.