Zuwarah Awessu Festival
Top 4 in Top 7 Most Famous Festivals in Libya
Awessu began as a sea ceremony celebrated in the Libyan village of Zuwarah, most likely in connection with sea worship. Before sunrise, the Berbers of Zuwara go into the sea to purify themselves, their livestock, and their wool clothes and blankets, as well as release some of their sins into the salt. Then leave the sea and spend the rest of the day feasting on the beach.
The festival has evolved into a commercial event, with the ceremony's aim having been supplanted by a music festival that takes place on occasion and does not on others.
When: August
Where: Zuwarah
