Discover this beautiful tradition in the Old City of Tunis AD 6 years ago A Karakuz watches over the Old City of Tunis [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] These puppets are called ‘Karakuz’, and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning ‘Shadow Theatre’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] A Karakuz watches over the Old City of Tunis [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] This one watches over the marketplace [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] This soldier hangs in front of a shop that sells an array of beautiful plates and masks [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] This market stall sells traditional Tunisian clothing [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] These 4 Karakuz guard a gate in Tunis Old City [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] Shadow puppetry was introduced to Tunisia by the Ottomans in the 16th century [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] Short performances with the Karakuz puppets were held in shops [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] This artwork depicts the Karakuz puppets [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] A man holds up the delicate paper Karakuz, used for ‘shadow puppetry’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]