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Ottoman Muslim cemetery.
Tags: Animals, Cemeteries, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Human types, Istanbul, Music, Musical instruments, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman cemeteries, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Turks
The Hippodrome of Istanbul with the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I. Hagia Sophia on the left.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Professions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey
The dance of the dervishes at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the final stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: The two main dancers whirl while holding each other by the sash. In green, wearing a white turban, the Sheich or head of the Dervishes, who animates the dancers with his voice and by playing the tambour.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Dancers, Dervishes, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Musical instruments, Musicians, Percussion instruments, Priests, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Sheikhs, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Tekije (Dervish lodge)
Gathering of devout Muslims at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the first stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: the faithful praise God and Prophet Muhammad.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Dancers, Dervishes, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Music, Musical instruments, Percussion instruments, Priests, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Tekije (Dervish lodge)
The procession of Agios Spyridonas at Spianada, in the town of Corfu.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Children, Churches, Clocks, Corfu, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Equids, Greece, Horses, Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Procession of Agios Spyridonas, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Spianada (Corfu), Views, Weapons, Women
Feast of St. Jason and Sosipatros in Corfu island.
Tags: Agricultural tasks, Agricultural tools, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Barrels, Baskets, Boats and ships, Children, Churches, Corfu, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Dancers, Dogs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fairs, Festivities / Celebrations, Greece, Horses, Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Natural environment, Peasants, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Views, Weapons, Windmills, Women
Memorial service on Saturday of the Souls, Athens.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Cemeteries, Central Greece, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Funerary practices, Funerary steles, Greece, Mosques, Priests, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Views, Women
A caravan departs from Istanbul to the Holy Mosque of Mecca during the Ramadan, with sacred camels and gifts from the Sultan.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bayram, Boats and ships, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Festivities / Celebrations, Gifts, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim ceremonies, Parades, Pilgrimage to Mecca, Pilgrimages, Ramadan, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Travel, Turkey
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