In Algeria, women's oral literature used in ceremonies called "Būqālah", also meaning ceramic pitcher, became a symbol of national identity and anti-colonialism during the War of Independence in the 1950s and 60s. These poems are usually four to ten lines in Algerian Arabic, and cover topics from the everyday, like love and work, to the political, like the struggle for independence. Since speaking Algerian Arabic was considered cultural resistance in itself at the time, these poems took on a revolutionary implication.