“Nostalgia” decorates the archaeological site of Chellah

The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication is organizing the second session of the “Nostalgia – Yesterday’s Emotion” program, as part of introducing the history of its archaeological sites. It is a cultural event that includes theatrical and artistic performances that aim to introduce the civilizations that inhabited the archaeological site of Chellah during the past centuries.

After the great turnout witnessed by the first edition of this program, the Ministry of Education announced its return during the period extending from July 21 to 27, where visitors to Chellah will have an appointment with new shows that review the feelings of the past and introduce in a cultural way the events and incidents of past centuries.

A group of Moroccan activists demanded, via social media platforms, that the show days be extended and new dates be added, especially since all seats have been reserved through the website dedicated to this program.

These shows, which evoke the history of the Chellah site, aim to revive the Moroccan cultural and civilizational heritage by presenting theatrical performances in which a group of distinguished artistic figures participate, telling important periods of history.

The Chellah archaeological site, which has been the site of successive civilizations, is one of the most important historical sites and monuments in the capital, Rabat, whose walls contain important pages of the Kingdom’s history. It includes Roman, Phoenician and Islamic monuments, some of which date back to centuries before Christ, and takes its visitors on a journey that combines the magic of the place and its natural landscapes. In 2012, UNESCO classified it as a World Heritage Site.

It is noteworthy that the first session of the “Nostalgia-Yesterday’s Emotion” program was organized last July at the Chellah archaeological site, attended by about 20 thousand people, and included artistic performances that simulated the civilizations that inhabited this site during the past centuries.

The programme then visited a number of Moroccan archaeological sites, including Bahia Palace and El Badi Palace in Marrakech, the Uta el Hammam Square, the Kasbah’s archaeological spaces, the open-air theatre in Chefchaouen, and the Cave of Hercules west of Tangier.