HODJAPASHA CULTURE CENTER IN ISTANBUL
Sufi Music Concert & Whirling Dervish Ceremony
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2022 Price : https://www.istanbullife.org/tour/hodjapasha-culture-center-in-istanbul/
Known to the west as Whirling Dervishes, the Mevlevi Order was founded by Mevlana Rumi in the 13th century. The Order wrote of tolerance, forgiveness, and enlightenment. They survive today as a cultural brotherhood. They are not theatrical spectacles but sacred rituals.
The ritual of the Mevlevi sect, known as the sema, is a serious religious ritual performed by Muslim priests in a prayer trance to Allah. Mevlevi believed that during the sema the soul was released from earthly ties, and able to freely and jubilantly commune with the divine. Dervish literally means “doorway” and is thought to be an entrance from this material world to the spiritual, heavenly world.
The Whirling Dervishes played an important part in the evolution of Ottoman high culture.
From the fourteenth to the twentieth century, their impact on classical poetry, calligraphy and visual arts was profound. Rumi and his followers integrated music into their rituals as an article of faith. Rumi emphasized that music uplifts our spirit to realms above and we hear the tunes of the Gates of Paradise.
Price: 250 TURKISH LIRA Adult
Children ( Under 12 years old ): 150 TURKISH LIRA
RESERVATION
- Please be available at the theater 30 minutes before the show time .
- Important Notice : Latecomers are allowed to enter the sema session first 10 minutes for the sake of peaceful ceremony. Booking of visitors who come later than 15 minutes is regarded as No-Show and the ticket price will not be refunded.
- Our theater is not suitable for wheelchairs.
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“Be a lover , a lover. Choose love that you might be a chosen one.”
Turkish Mystic Music & Dance .. 800 Years of Tradition Sufi Music Concert and Whirling Dervishes Ceremony by Sufi Group of Istanbul Galata Mevlevileri.
HODJAPASHA HOCAPASA CULTURE CENTER
THE SEMA CEREMONY IS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF DERVISHES WHIRLING FOR DIVINE LOVE
Duration: 60 Minutes from 19:00 Pm till 20:00 Pm
Price: 250 TURKISH LIRA Adult
Children ( Under 12 years old ): 150 TURKISH LIRA
EVERY DAY TILL 05 JAN 2022 !!!!
Children under 7 years old are not allowed !!! Seats are numbered, first booked first served!!!
The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony represents the mystical journey of man’s spiritual ascent through mind and love to perfection. It is one of the most important heritage of Turkish Culture as a tradition of 800 years old. This unique traditional ritual had been proclaimed as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.
The ceremony starts after classical instrumental Turkish music concert performed by a traditional orchestra during 15 minutes and lasts about 45 minutes under the amazing lighting and accompanied by 360-degree video special effects projected on the wall of a beautiful historic building.
Free multilanguage explanation booklet.
Free Refreshment Including Tea, Turkish Coffee, Water, and Juice
Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in participating in our dervish show E-mail:info@istanbullife.org
Please send us an e-mail if you are more than 10 people or a student group in participating in our dervish show E-mail: info@istanbullife.org
How to Entrance of Hodjapasha Culture Center in Sirkeci Istanbul
Here you can see our others Whirling Dervish Tour in Istanbul
1 – Hodjapasha Cultural Center in Sirkeci
2 – Real Whirling Dervish Ceremony in Silivrikapi Culture Center
3 – Sirkeci Train Station Whirling Dervish Show
CHINESE LANGUAGE ;
舞者脱去黑衣意味着摆脱凡尘 ，留下的黑带，象征自己的肉体，白褂和白裙代表真主，土黄色的高帽子象征墓碑。土耳其旋转舞不仅仅是舞蹈，更是一种宗教仪式。
苏菲教派认为万物都是旋转的，人从出生至去世，都是一个循环，都是一种旋转，于是，他们通过旋转这种舞蹈形式与宇宙和神达成沟通和接触，这种形式被称为“梅夫拉维祭拜仪式”，或“旋转舞仪式”，是一种优雅的灵魂出窍的舞蹈仪式。
提到旋转舞，就不得不提到土耳其旋转舞的创始人杰拉尔丁·鲁米，鲁米是土耳其最伟大的神秘主义哲学家之一，是梅夫拉维教派重要的先知梅乌拉那(意为“我们的导师”)。据称苦修中的鲁米，当年在土耳其的中部城市科尼亚定居时，因听到铁匠铺的敲击声，而感受到了某种神秘力量，情不自禁地旋转起来没有停歇，感受到了与宇宙与安拉的对话。他去世后，他的儿子把他的信徒们组织成一个教徒会，称为梅夫拉维，或旋转托钵僧。