Marrakech Morocco Holidays: THE MARRAKESH SOUKS - visit Marrakes |
Marrakech Morocco Holidays: The souks.
Under a
reed screens that filter the light, kilometers of streets and alleys to
endlessly that intersect, intertwine and form a vast maze from Ben Youssef Mosque
to the outskirts of the Jemaa El Fna. We are immersed in the marrakchis souks
which are among the most authentic and the most famous of all the Sherifian
kingdom.
Its
streets, punctuated by doorways, blind alleys and dead ends, spread a thousand
colors and as many flavors and odors from escaping. Countless shops and
boutiques are full of verve merchants and hard work of artisans. Each day
brings its stream of visitors. Some marvel of a heritage relayed already
forgotten in the West, others seek eye the gem at the best price. In this ocean
of crafts, it is difficult to identify themselves. We let loose, guided by our
senses, with a scent of burnt amber, by the reflection of hammered copper or
wool woven by the clatter of tools, a tanned leather scent, or density crowd.
Later, dazzled, we find ourselves in the same place where people fled the
arrests of an enterprising merchant ... because the souk remains the primary
trading area.
Originally,
the lands north of the Jemaa El Fna were point gathers caravan bound for the
south and Timbuktu. They come equip them to face the desert. It is around the
market (souk) that urban rally took shape and has, over time, developed. The
souk was, again, a neutral ground for the different tribes that came there to
meet, settle disputes and loans or arrange weddings. The development of
Marrakech helping it became gradually a real social institution in itself. We
learned and applied the rules of life in society, social conventions.
Marrakech Morocco Holidays:THE MARRAKESH SOUKS - visit Marrakes |
The
artisan, soul of the high rank of the souk creative artist, was one of the
pillars of the community and governed by a hierarchy, codes, and captions.
Today, before immersing himself in a narrow street in this great neighborhood the
visitor can mark a pose and raise his eyes to the upper floor. On the pediment
of an ancient carriage gate can read about it the activity that it is practiced
for centuries, one who was over there a few decades. Now, this traditional
organization tends gradually to disappear, overwhelmed by the new rules,
foreign to a centuries-mode
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