Marrakech is well known by its exoticism and somehow a tiny bit of madness on its streets and especially on the famous Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech’s main square inside the old part of the city called “Medina”.

Along with acrobats, snake charmers, orange juice and dried fruit stalls, chained apes, water sellers with traditional leather water-bags and brass cups, and thousands of people wandering around; Djemaa el Fna square get a special and unique ambiance and is now under the UNESCO World Heritage protection due to its cultural importance that should be preserved.

Serpents have featured an important role in man’s religions for centuries, and its image of being a dangerous animal somehow makes snake charming a courageous act.

This practice and its earliest evidence come from Ancient Egyptian where charmers there acted as magicians and healers. As a common street perform, snake charming can only be seen in a few number of countries in the world as India, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

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