Whirling Dervishes trace their origin to the 13th century Ottoman Empire. The Dervishes are Sufis, the mystical branch of Islam. They celebrate the birth of Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi, a mystic poet, on December 17. When they whirl, energy from above enters through the right palm, passes through the body and the left palm into the Earth.Thursday
Whirling Dervishes
Whirling Dervishes trace their origin to the 13th century Ottoman Empire. The Dervishes are Sufis, the mystical branch of Islam. They celebrate the birth of Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi, a mystic poet, on December 17. When they whirl, energy from above enters through the right palm, passes through the body and the left palm into the Earth.
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