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| Well being, the oriental way: The Hammam |
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Inspired by Roman baths (steam bath), the hammam is completely inked today in the Moroccan culture. But his birth he had aroused many suspicions of rigorists who saw the legacy of a pagan civilization. It was not until the twelfth century and through the Umayyads, the hammam acquired its prestige and became a venue for large ablutions, for relaxation, for hygiene and for the meetings.
Since then he has ceased to be omnipresent in the Muslim history of Morocco. The hammam has become an essential component of the architectural ensemble of a Muslim city, as the mosque and the medersa.
As in Morocco, no festival or religious ceremony without the presence of steam: the eve of Friday (holy day), before a wedding, childbirth, circumcision, the eve of a religious holiday or during Ramadan and even Death.
For women the hammam is a ritual that is practised with several treatments: Henna, selta, ghassoul (natural clay of the region of Fez), mhekka, kis (glove horsehair), souak, soap, oil, mirror, perfume and hair removal equipment.
It also gives the hammam therapeutic virtues against rheumatism and stress. The therapists are currently about them formal, less severe heart failure, high temperature calms muscle tension, aches and promotes sleep: sweat glands secreting of the sweat and eliminating waste, the skin is cleaned in depth. |
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