▁pray ▁for ▁the ▁depart ed ▁ones . ▁ ▁In ▁Mor oc co , ▁where ▁the ▁Muslim ▁population ▁is ▁Sun ni , ▁the ▁local ▁custom s ▁associated ▁with ▁Ash ura ▁vary ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁But ▁tradition ally , ▁people ▁exchange ▁mix es ▁of ▁n uts ▁mainly ▁wal n uts ▁and ▁al mond s , ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁D ates . ▁Now ad ays ▁ec lect ic ▁variety ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁pas try ▁is ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁mix . ▁Additionally , ▁children ▁are ▁given ▁to ys ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁time ▁- ▁a ▁week ▁prior ▁to ▁Ash ura - ▁to ▁purchase ▁Mor oc can ▁traditional ▁musical ▁instruments ▁mainly ; ▁ta â ri ja ▁drum , ▁Der b ou ka , ▁Tri ir ▁and ▁drum ▁tamb our ines . ▁The ▁night ▁before ▁children ▁play ▁with ▁fire works ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁light ▁bon fire ▁called ▁Sh ' ala ▁( ). ▁Trad itionally ▁females ▁play ▁with ▁vig our ▁the ▁instruments ▁around ▁▁ ▁this ▁fire ▁rec iting ▁traditional ▁Ash ura ▁fol kl ore ▁songs . ▁Fem ales ▁then ▁continue ▁to ▁play ▁and ▁sing ▁taking ▁their ▁joy ▁- ▁Nash at - ▁to ▁other ▁neighb ours ▁who ▁then ▁join ▁the ▁crowd ▁of ▁players . ▁Mar ra ke ch ▁is ▁very ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁Da qq a ▁Mar rak chi ya ▁performed ▁by ▁Men . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁modern isation ▁expansion ▁of ▁cities ▁this ▁custom ▁is ▁becoming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁rare ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁seen ▁is ▁some ▁traditional ▁neighbourhood s ▁and ▁small ▁villages . ▁ ▁Sh ia