Mhélène Photoblog
Le rocher de Sidi Abderrahmane
Posted by Mhélène (Paris, France) on 15 November 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
Le rocher de Sidi Abderrahmane est la tombe d'un "saint homme" venu de Bagdad il y a 400 ans ...reconnu à l'époque comme possédant des pouvoirs surnaturels ,sa tombe est un lieu où affluent de nombreux pèlerins !
On y va par marée basse , on vient solliciter la bénédiction du saint ou participer à des séances d'exorcisme, consulter des cartomanciennes...
Toute une vie s'est installée sur la plage autour !
Pour ceux qui connaissent ,en Bretagne la situation du rocher me rappelle le Fort-Bloqué à Lorient !
The rock of Sidi Abderrahmane is the grave of a " holy man " he came from Bagdad 400 years ago recognized by the time as possessing supernatural powers, his grave is a place of pilgrims!
It is necessary to wait the low tide to go there, cross the sand then the rocks and the slippery stairs,they come to seek blessing of the saint or participate in sessions of exorcism, consult fortune-tellers...
A life settled down on the beach all around
Casablanca-Maroc Novembre 2008
Charles from New York, United States
What an interesting place. I love the sense of historical importance combined with the satelite dishes on the roof.
15 Nov 2008 12:54pm
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
site impressionnant ! pour la photo, j'aurais ajouté un peu de jaune ... ;-)
15 Nov 2008 1:46pm
rem_la from Villiers, France
Namaki a raison, c'est impressionnant, ils ont même les paraboles !
15 Nov 2008 7:42pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Is it a self contained island...? what a fascinating place.
15 Nov 2008 11:16pm
@Observing: Hello Mike !It is not an island, they are rocks at the edge of the beach, accessible to low tide
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
What a fascinating old place ... and are those people on the stairs stranded there until the next low tide?
16 Nov 2008 1:33am
@Judy: Thank you judy ! They have just crossed !At this tide , they have some water up to knees about .
dominik from Paris, France
Il y a aussi les nouvelles paraboles de l'évangile selon Saint Net.... Cela gâche ce superbe lieu...
Très belle photo qui donne envie d'aller visiter ce mystérieux endroit...
16 Nov 2008 7:58am
@dominik: Oui Dominik cela fait partie de la vie ici au même titre que les traditions mais ..toutes tournées vers le Moyen-Orient ...
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
What a fantastic photo, it seems to be a very interesting place!
16 Nov 2008 8:50am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Very good shot, Marie. Most interesting information as well. Quite a wonderment.
16 Nov 2008 2:26pm
Scotfot from Kabul, Afghanistan
What an interesting place! Great picture! Pity about the satellite dishes - they are all over Kabul too :-)
16 Nov 2008 5:11pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Tres belle photo de ce lieu particulier. Il y a des gens qui habitent la apparemment.
17 Nov 2008 12:17am
Lally from roanoke, United States
what an amazing place!! its beautiful and having it centered is great
17 Nov 2008 3:23am
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Ohhhhh, thank you, Marie ... I remember this, and now it's fun to see how it sits offshore!
11 Dec 2008 4:07pm
