Whirling Dervishes Ceremony – Istanbul | Go let's go
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Whirling Dervishes Ceremony
Istanbul · Turkey
From19.04 USD per person
From19.04 USD
per person
Attraction
Activity type
Attraction
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≈ 5 min after booking
Highlights
Watch a spiritual dance performance with a history dating back 800 years.
Witness the intricate steps involved in the Whirling Dervishes dance.
Gain insight into the Mevlevi Sema ceremony, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
About this activity
Following a Sufi mystic tradition of Islam, Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, known as Mevlana, created the Mevlevi Sufi Order in Konya in 1273. The Whirling Dervishes is a spiritual ceremony that stands as the final act of initiation for those who were interested in joining the Order, based on the belief that everything was created in the action of whirling, like day and night and life and death.
