RAHBA KEDIMA SQUARE
Small square with apothecary stalls, a must-see tourist stop on the souk itinerary
One of the most picturesque places in the medina. It is on this small open-air square, lost in the middle of the souk, that, until 1920, people used to come from the surroundings to sell wheat, corn and barley from the nearby Ourika valley. Even more astonishingly, up until then, slaves were also sold there... by auction. Today, Rahba-Kedima is a tourist stop not to be missed in the route of the souks (it allows in particular to join the souk to the carpets and its Berber auction): it is there that, in the middle of the many wicker objects (baskets, baskets) spices and natural products are sold, in particular henna, which is used to dye and strengthen the hair, as well as kohl, black make-up which is said to prevent ophthalmies. It is also around this square that the apothecaries' stalls are located. Suppliers of sorcerers and other healers, the apothecaries are highly respected by the Marrakchis, great lovers of products with healing properties. These pharmacists of another kind detail their herbs with attention and meticulousness to the ebony tourists in front of the stalls lined with biscornuous roots or strange animals. Moreover, the latter are also present other than dried in a jar: a turtle or a cute chameleon can make you crack, but watch out for the customs! Even today, when modern medicine fails, it is not uncommon to resort to their magic plants. Traditional practices have a hard time.
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