Şeb-i Arûs – Whirling Dervishes Festival

The Whirling Dervishes festival is a 10-day event during which the members (dervishes) of the Mevlevi order commemorate the death of their spiritual leader Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi through their famous Whirling Dervishes Dance. This tradition comes from Rumi himself, who believed that it is possible to get an intimate contact with God by joyfully dancing on the streets.