December 9, 2023 - December 16, 2023
Konya hosts the Whirling Dervishes Festival annually to commemorate the life and teachings of the great Sufi saint Mevlana.
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Each December the Turkish city of Konya will host one of the most exquisite ceremonies of spirituality with the mesmerising beauty of the Whirling Dervishes ...
The ritual of 'whirling' brings the Dervish into harmony with nature while they thank Allah, their Creator, and pray to him. Sema unites the three fundamental ...
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This weekly dance ritual, performed by members of the Mevlevi Order, is a must-see in Konya. The beautiful and spiritual Sema ceremony lasts an hour and ...
Dec 6, 2023 · The spinning dervishes are accompanied by traditional Sufi music and chanting and attending the event is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a ...
Dec 10, 2012 · The festival is ten days of activities that will lead up to the 17th of December, which was the day of Rumi's death. 2012 is the 738th ...
Dec 10, 2023 · Whirling Dervish Festival. Whirling Dervish Festival ... Each year up to a million people flood Konya ... Posted: Sunday, December 10, 2023 9:01:52 ...
You don't have to come to Konya in the middle of December to see a Whirling Dervish ceremony as they have Saturday evening presentations year-round at the ...
Dec 6, 2023 · These religious Whirling Dervish ceremonies, known as dikhr, unfold in Konya, the birthplace of the Mevlevi Order, founded by Rumi's followers ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Konya's central square bore witness to a whirling dervish performance, known as “Sema Ayin-i Serif,” in which 250 whirling dervishes ...