Apr

28 2019

Mimouna Celebration Brunch at AJCC

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Augusta Jewish Community Center at Marks Park 898 Weinberger Way
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 228-3636 programs@jewishaugusta.org
http://augustajcc.org

Contact Daniel Chejfec
706-228-3636
execdirector@jewishaugusta.org
http://jewishaugusta.org


 

Mimouna is a traditional festival celebrated by Moroccan Jews at nightfall on the last day of Passover and throughout the following day until sundown. Families open their homes to the public as they host a celebration involving family, friends, neighbors, and food. A family’s kitchen table features many different cuisines including assorted fruits, vegetables, eggs, cakes, sweet meats, milk and wine, butter, honey, jams, and the popular pastry called Mufleta. Since the celebration coincides with the last day of Passover breads, cakes and leavened breads previously prohibited from being eaten during Passover are particularly present in the celebration. Mimouna is a time to celebrate luck and good fortune as well as the start of the spring season. Foods eaten symbolize fertility, joy, abundance, success, health, and prosperity.