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Saruhan Culture and Event 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
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Live entertainment
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Dinner
The Semâ ceremony embodies a man’s mystical journey of spiritual elevation through love. It signifies his abandonment of ego, his discovery of truth, and his arrival at perfection. Upon returning from this spiritual voyage, the individual has attained maturity and a higher state of perfection, enabling him to love and serve all beings without discrimination based on creed, class, or ethnicity. The dervish, with his head-dress (a symbol of his ego’s tombstone) and his white skirt (a metaphor for his ego’s shroud), is spiritually reborn into the truth. By shedding his black cloak, he embarks on a journey towards spiritual maturity through the stages of the Semâ. At the beginning and each phase of the Semâ, his crosswise arms represent the digit one, testifying to God’s unity. As he spins, his open arms, with the right hand pointing towards the sky to receive God’s blessing and left hand orienting towards the earth, he spins from right to left, rotating around the heart.
- 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
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
