Dances of Universal Peace
OLYMPIA
Sema of Hope, the Ceremony of the Whirling DervishesOn Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm, we will offer our annual public Sheb-i Arus "wedding night" Sema Ceremony, in remembrance of Sufi mystical poet, Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, who demonstrated through a lifetime of words and actions how Peace is possible on a Path of […]
On Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 3:00 pm, the Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order of America will present the Sema Ceremony honoring the great Sufi Mystical Poet, Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, at Ballard Odd Fellows Temple, in Seattle. The event features the prayerful movements of the Whirling Dervishes, a ceremony presented as it has been […]
Join us for a trip to Seattle to attend the Whirling Dervish ceremony commemorating the union of the beloved Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi with the Beloved.