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What specific content did traditional storytellers at Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fnaa square memorize and pass down through generations?
Answer
Entire genealogies and legends
The hlaykia storytellers of Jemaa el-Fnaa were known for memorizing vast oral traditions, including family genealogies and legendary tales, sometimes guarding specific stories within a single family for generations.
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Morocco's Marrakech Jemaa el-Fnaa square's night market storytellers historically memorized entire genealogies and legends—some families guarded tales for generations like intellectual property.
Other options people guess
- Ancient trade contracts
- Religious sermons
- Royal tax records
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- morocco
- marrakech
- oral-tradition
- night-markets
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