Ramadan in Marrakech: Preparations are well underway

A few days before the start of the month of Ramadan, the markets and Souks are bustling. And for good reason: the preparations for this holy month have a double symbolism for Moroccan housewives, one linked to their attachment to traditions, and the other, more particular, is felt as a witness and proof of their culinary know-how.In Marrakech where tradition and modernity coexist, through the modern city and the Medina, the rush to the shops is in full swing. For a few days now, and until late at night, the animation in the different districts of the city is most festive. On the Medina side, the rituals preceding the month of Ramadan cannot go unnoticed, so much do the smells and perfumes of the "Chabakia" waft from everywhere. At every street corner, at every corner of a "derb", trays of this famous cake call out to passers-by, to such an extent that even diabetics and other people on…