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THE BLUE CITY of 💎Chefchaouen💎 Morocco🇲🇦/Acrylic painting
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why is Chefchaouen painted blue?
There are a few theories about it, but the one I found most compelling is that some of the first inhabitants of the town were Jewish. And the Jewish people had this tradition to dye their buildings in tekhelel (an ancient natural blue dye) in order to remind people of God’s power.
So the tradition continued over the centuries to this day, when the blue coloring is mostly due to touristic reasons rather than religious ones.
Having a walk around the Jewish neighborhoods in Fez and Marrakech, which were also painted in light blue color, I found this theory reasonable.
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