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What's up in the Wilaya of Setif

Introduction:

EL EULMA HOME PAGE

Contents

History of El Eulma

Geography of Setif

Memoirs

Activities, life and souk

Traditonal Musics

Newspaper of Algeria

Reference

Some links

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History of El Eulma

Who know, when the'city' have been created before the french settler came. What is the real name of this city'?

My objectives are to find informations about the history of my city and give you some news, events, related links about El Eulma, if you have any intersting documentations, informations or any witness of El Eulma please contact me.

During the french occupation, the city named Saint Arnaud. When the war of Algeria end, the city get back her name of the periode of Emir Abdel Kader (1808-1880). In the Algerian dialect old people refer to her as "Satarnaud".

Earlier history

Geography of Setif

Q: Where is Algeria ?
A: Algeria is on the North of Africa near Tunisia and Marocco in the middle of these two country (Maghreb)

Locate Setif

Setif is on the Southeast of Algeria Oriental, near Kabilia.

Wilaya of Setif some village and town

Memoirs

- "Massacre de Setif", slaughter of Setif May, 8 to 10 1945.
>> People of Setif demonstrated against the occupation, french military killed more 15000 peoples.

- What did it happened in Paris during the day of October, 17, 1961.
>> 200 peoples have been killed by french police. FLN ( National Front of Liberation) call to Algerians peoples to demonstrate against the curfew and the war in Algeria.

- 1962 End of Algeria War against french occupation.


Activities,life, traditions and souk

Activities

There are a lot of activities in El Eulma such as comercial activity, business and so on.
Sport is very populare. Algerians like practice one sport for instance: Football, jogging, Karate.... Football is the most practicated sport. And each year everywhere in Algeria, the state organise small tournement in all district of each city. The Final take place in Algier ( End of August).
* News El Eulma have new ground Stadium ( July, 1997)

Traditions and Celebrations

Algeria have miscellaneous traditions ( Celebrations, foods, religions...)

Celebrations

Beginning by Ramadan, fate night, Laid El Sherir, Laid El Khebir, El Hijir ( New Year) 27 April 1998/1418, Achoura and El Mouloud.

During the month of Ramadan ( fasting month) families prepared varieties of foods for exemple ' Quisera, Berboucha..'
In the end of Ramadan came El Laid Fitr'r (Sherir) one month later El Laid El Adha (Khebir), muslims celebrate the eve of the hajj. They give some moneys to the poor peoples. The mummies prepared a varied food ( Cherchouja whit cheep), cake (Shmell, Baklawa, Makhrot...)..

Souk

It is a market who peoples sell a miscellaneous object made by craftmen, you can found clothing, fruits, vegetables... provide by different regions of Algeria.


Traditional Musics

Musics are refered to Andalousian, the Maalouf, Arabic berber and Shaabe music.
- Samir El Eulmi

Newspapers of Algeria

Some links

All Algeria
Personel Homepage of Aissa


References

History Books

More informations

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Thank you for Aissa.M, Samir.A, Omar. K

Written by Rasheed Mechiche 10/12/97 (C) LAST UPDATED: 05/04/98 If you need furthers informations please click here!

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