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Dervishes (Sema) Ceremony in Cappadocia

Location Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey, Europe
$65.47
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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.
Dervishes (Sema) Ceremony in Cappadocia
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Printed guide
Duration: 1 hour

  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • Live entertainment
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Dinner

  • Saruhan Culture And Congress Center
    The Semâ is consisted of several parts, with different meanings A- It stars with a eulogy Nat-ı Şerif to the Prophet, who represents love, an all Prophets before him. To praise them is praising God, who created all of them. B- This eulogy is followed by a drum sound symbolising the Divine order of the Creator.... 'Kun=Be!' C- Then follows an instrumental music improvisation ' taksim ' with a read ' ney ', it represents the firts breath which gives life to everthing : The Divine Breath. D- 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. E- The fifth part is the Semâ (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.
  • Cappadocia
    We will drop you to hotel after the ceremony

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • 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
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    Dervishes (Sema) Ceremony in Cappadocia

    Location Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey, Europe
    $65.47
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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