The day of Ashura, from its name means ten” in Arabic, is the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. In Sunni Islam, it is celebrated as the day that God saved Musa (Moses) and the Hebrew slaves of Egypt by parting the Red Sea and drowning Pharaoh. In another side, Shiite Muslims make a festival of mourning because it’s also the day that Hussain, son of Ali and grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was killed as a martyr at the Battle of Karbala. Morocco adds twists to this day and partakes in more various cultural and traditional activities than…