Whirling Dervishes to take centre stage at Konya’s Mevlana Festival, Turkey – TravelHouseUK

Dec. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Becoming a mainstream hallmark of cross cultural tourism, TravelhouseUK has regularly supported upcoming of opportunities of getting to explore new communities with their events. Among its latest endeavors in this regard is the Mevlana Festival due to be held from the 10th to 17th of December, 2013.

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 The Mevlana Festival celebrates one of the most exquisite performance arts hailing from Turkey(http://www.travelhouseuk.co.uk/flights/europe/turkey.htm). The festival is organized in Konya, one of the most historically preserved regions of the country.

The symbolic Whirling Dervishes act at the Mevlana Cultural Centre in groups, synchronizing their movement in tune with the folk music of the region. The whirling motions are depicted as a means of conveying God’s message in peace, harmony and subtlety. The culture has been active for over 750 years, spreading and promoting the knowledge of Sufism in memory of one of the most influential scholars and poets of the Middle East, Rumi.

UNESCO has recognized the event as a vital contribution to world heritage, hailing it as in insight of a different side to Islamic history. The festival dwells into the mystic potential of Sufism and its traditional values being followed to date. Guests can get to witness the performers in their own trance, as well as get to explore the history through institutions and experts dedicated towards the field. Various literature and calligraphy works will also be exhibited, along with all the architecture of the buildings being utilized by the mystic saints in the area. One of the main landmarks among them is the tomb of Rumi, looked upon by followers as a shrine to pay their respects on the occasion of the saint’s death anniversary during the festival.