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Dervishes (Sema) Ceremony in Cappadocia
- Duration1 hour
- Max Travelers20 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryAgent Low Quality Product, Bus Tours
Overview
The Semâ ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man’s spiritual ascent through love, deserts his ego, finds the truth and arrives to the Perfec. Then he returns from this spiritual journeys as a man who reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole creation, to all creatures without discriminating in regard to belief, class, or race. The dervish with his head-dress(his ego’s tombstone), his white skirt (his ego’s shroud) is spiritually born to the truth, by removing his black cloak, he journeys and advances to spiritual maturity through the stages of the Semâ. At the onset and each stage of the Semâ holding his arms crosswise he represents number one, and testifies to God’s unity. While whirling his arms are open, his right hand directed to the sky ready to receive God’s beneficence, gazing his left hand turned toward the earth, he turns from right to left, pivoting around the heart.
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What's included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Live entertainment
Round-trip shared transfer
What's Not included
Dinner
Itinerary
The Semu00e2 is consisted of several parts, with different meaningsnA- It stars with a eulogy Nat-u0131 u015eerif to the Prophet, who represents love, an all Prophets before him. To praise them is praising God, who created all of them.nnB- This eulogy is followed by a drum sound symbolising the Divine order of the Creator.... 'Kun=Be!'nnC- Then follows an instrumental music improvisation ' taksim ' with a read ' ney ', it represents the firts breath which gives life to everthing : The Divine Breath.nD- The fourth part is the dervishes gretings to each other and their thirice repeated circular walk 'Devri Veledi' accompanied by music called 'peshrev', it symbolize the salulation of soul to soul concealed by shapes and bodies.nE- The fifth part is the Semu00e2 (whirling) it concists of four salutes or 'Selam's. At the end of each as in the onset, the dervish testifies by appearance to God's unity.
We will drop you to hotel after the ceremony
Good to know
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
minimum age 8 year old
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.