Highlights:
-Great chance to find yourself in an exotic and traditional experience
-Cappadocia Dervishes Ceremony includes a 1-hour show of Mevlevi Sema Ceremony
Overview:
Cappadocia Dervishes Ceremony includes a 1-hour show of Mevlevi Sema Ceremony. This particular ceremony is a symbolic expression of the stages that Dervishes are passing through in order to reach God. Therefore, it represents the process of reaching their ultimate stage and purpose of life.
Program:
As the ceremony starts, a prayer to the Prophet Mohammed takes place, after the prayer, a solo follows just before the impressive show. next, the head Dervish indicates the places where the Dervishes should go and then the infamous circling of Veled begins. This impressive phase of the ceremony will be an amazing experience for you as it symbolises the resurrection from the grave.
In what regards the clothes of the Dervishes, hidden meanings are also in place. The cloak symbolises the grave and the hat represents the gravestone. At a point, the Dervishes will gradually remove their cloak and this is a symbolisation of their spiritual freedom which means that they are closer to God. During the Cappadocia Dervishes Ceremony, you will be impressed by the magical and mystical atmosphere.
When the show is over, a car will be waiting in order to transfer you back. The memorable and unique experience ends once you arrive back to your hotel in Cappadocia full of positive emotions and great memories from this unique and spiritual Ceremony.