12/20/2007 11:09 AM

The Muslim Festival Eid al-Adha - Festival of Sacrifice - is Celebrated Today

This year Eid al-Adha (a holiday that’s also known as Eid Kbir) is held on the 18th to the 20th around the Muslim world. It’s a festival celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah. Everyone dresses up and goes to the mosque to perform the Eid prayer. Families that can afford it [...]

07/26/2006 09:25 PM

Timbuktu and The Sailor Went to Sea

The other day I posted a question about a children’s song that mentioned Timbuktu. We found it! It’s the Australian version of The Sailor Went to Sea. Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français saw the post. She sent me this interesting photo. The sign says “Timbuktu 52 Days” in French. [...]

06/30/2006 03:45 PM

Looking for the Lyrics to a Song in French called Le petit lapin from Morocco

Kerstin wrote to me, looking for a song in French about a rabbit… Hi Lisa, My daughter learned a song in her kindergarden in Morocco, but since we have left I could not ask the people there directly. It goes “Le petit lapin … (missing words I am looking for), allez chanter, allez danser”. Thank you! Kerstin In English, the words [...]

03/02/2006 09:05 PM

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français just returned from a trip to Morocco. While there, she visited Ouzoud Falls, which are about a hundred miles northeast of Marrakech. Here’s what she said about it.. We went to Ouzoud Falls to see the waterfalls as they’re very famous. In the Summer, people bathe in the pond [...]