Greetings my Turkish friends. What do you call that dance(?) where the participants spin around for hours? I saw it once on the Discovery Channel years ago & the Madonna video "Bedtime Stories".
2007-07-08 18:08:04 · 7 answers · asked by Buddy Hodor 7 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Turkey
The participants have long skirts.
2007-07-08 20:49:50 · update #1
It is called semazen:)
It is dervish turning.
There use d to be a philosopher called Mevlana. Who says:
Whoever you are come, your religion, your money, your being poor,etc... don't matter. We welcome everybody. Come.
You are going to see their one hand is open up and one hand is down like giving someyhing. It means whatever i receive i give it to the others. You never let anybody down.
Mevlana is the symbol of friendship, tolerance,love,peace in Turkey.
Well if you would like to see this is something you will like to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWKAHtbU6eo
2007-07-08 23:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Whirling Dervishes
http://www.killermoviereviews.com/uploads/Whirling%20dervishes.jpg
2007-07-09 04:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by Qu'est ce que tu penses? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's a ritual dance, called semazen. You may also call them "whirling dervishes". There is a mosque somewhere in central Istanbul that you can see this "dance" live.
It is also called the Mevlevi order...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevlevi
2007-07-09 06:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by AM1706 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes,they are right.It is called as Sema.It is a kind of ceremony.
Sema means firmament.
Semazen is the name for the dervishes turning in the ceremony of Sema.
2007-07-09 04:14:46 · answer #4 · answered by habisce 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
dance is called semazen
2007-07-09 09:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by єуℓüℓ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doner Kebab.
:-) I'm joking as you had the answer already.
2007-07-09 11:25:29 · answer #6 · answered by rexxyellocat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello
We call them ''SEMAZEN '' and they make ''SEMA'' .Their all moves has meanings so id like you to visit this link
http://www.adiyamanli.org/mevlana.html
2007-07-09 02:38:48 · answer #7 · answered by tramp 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋