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1 hour
Daily Tour
16 people
English
Step into the enchanting world of the Whirling Dervishes and witness a profound spiritual ritual in the historic setting of a centuries-old caravanserai in Cappadocia. This UNESCO-recognized tradition, deeply rooted in Turkey’s cultural heritage, offers a captivating journey of inner peace and spiritual connection.
1. Hotel Pick-Up & Arrival at the Caravanserai
Your evening begins with a convenient pick-up service from your hotel. You’ll be transported to a beautifully preserved ancient caravanserai, where the serene ambiance and historical architecture set the tone for an unforgettable evening.
2. The Whirling Dervishes Ceremony
The ceremony starts at 18:00 and lasts approximately one hour. As the dervishes begin their ritualistic dance, also known as the Sema, you’ll be immersed in a mesmerizing performance symbolizing a spiritual journey toward enlightenment and unity. The hauntingly beautiful music, combined with the graceful movements of the dervishes, creates an atmosphere of peace and reflection.
3. Traditional Cinnamon Tea
After the ceremony, guests are invited to enjoy a cup of traditional cinnamon tea, a custom passed down by the dervishes. This simple yet meaningful gesture symbolizes warmth, hospitality, and a moment for quiet contemplation.
4. Hotel Drop-Off
Once the experience concludes, you’ll be transported back to your hotel, ensuring a seamless and comfortable end to your mystical evening.
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The Mevlevis are also known as the "whirling dervishes" due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; whirling is part of the formal sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.
Three semi-circular canals, called the organs utricle and saccule in the inner ear which sensitive to the movements of the head available. Movements during the "sema", their wearings, inner peace, their diet prevent the emergence of dizziness, nausea, a imbalance sense in Whirling dervishes.
Traditionally, only men can dance as Whirling Dervishes, although that is beginning to change.
Sufism is a mystical variation of Islam. By practicing Sufism, Sufis seek to have a close, personal experience of God. ... Sufism simply includes more mysticism and rituals, like the spinning dance done by "whirling dervishes." In Arabic, Sufi means "man of wool."
Whirling dervish ceremonies were started as a form of meditation by Celâleddin-i Rumi, the famous Sufi Muslim mystic and poet, in the 13th century. The Persia-born Rumi — who was living in Konya, then the capital of the Turkish Seljuk Empire — told his followers, “There are many roads which lead to God.
Raising their arms, holding their right palm upward toward heaven and their left palm downward toward earth, they gradually start whirling in a counter clockwise direction. Why the whirl? ... The Whirling Dervish actively causes the mind to participate in the revolution of all other beings.
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