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CHAP. XII.] MOOLID EL-HASANEYN. 239
portico. Of these I now became a spectator. They
had arranged themselves in the same order as the
former party. The ring composed by those who
beat the tambourines consisted of about the same
number as in the other company ; but the dancers
here were about twelve: sometimes less. One of
them, a tall man, dressed in a dark woollen gown,
and with a bare shaven head, took from the chafing-
dish, which was handed to the dancers as though
it had been a dish of cakes or sweetmeats, a large
piece of brilliantly hot coal; placed it between his
teeth, and kept it so for a short time ; then drew
it upon his tongue; and, keeping his mouth wide
open for, I think, more than two minutes, violently
inhaled and exhaled, showing the inside of his
mouth like a furnace, and breathing out sparks, as
the former darweesh had done; but with less
appearance of excitement. Having chewed and
swallowed the coal, he joined the ring of the tambourine-players ; and sat almost close to my feet. I
narrowly watched his countenance; but could not see
the least indication of his suffering any pain. After
I had witnessed these extraordinary performances
for about an hour, both parties of darweeshes
stopped to rest; and as there was nothing more to
see worthy of notice, I then quitted the mosque.*
Sometimes, on this occasion, the 'Eesaweeyeh eat
glass as well as fire. One of them, the hagg Mohammad Es-Selawee, a man of gigantic stature,
* The performances of Richardson, described in Evelyn's Memoirs
(pp. 375-6, 8vo. edition) appear to have surpassed those of the darweeshes here mentioned.
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000251 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAP. XII.] MOOLID EL-HASANEYN. 239 portico. Of these I now became a spectator. They had arranged themselves in the same order as the former party. The ring composed by those who beat the tambourines consisted of about the same number as in the other company ; but the dancers here were about twelve: sometimes less. One of them, a tall man, dressed in a dark woollen gown, and with a bare shaven head, took from the chafing- dish, which was handed to the dancers as though it had been a dish of cakes or sweetmeats, a large piece of brilliantly hot coal; placed it between his teeth, and kept it so for a short time ; then drew it upon his tongue; and, keeping his mouth wide open for, I think, more than two minutes, violently inhaled and exhaled, showing the inside of his mouth like a furnace, and breathing out sparks, as the former darweesh had done; but with less appearance of excitement. Having chewed and swallowed the coal, he joined the ring of the tambourine-players ; and sat almost close to my feet. I narrowly watched his countenance; but could not see the least indication of his suffering any pain. After I had witnessed these extraordinary performances for about an hour, both parties of darweeshes stopped to rest; and as there was nothing more to see worthy of notice, I then quitted the mosque.* Sometimes, on this occasion, the 'Eesaweeyeh eat glass as well as fire. One of them, the hagg Mohammad Es-Selawee, a man of gigantic stature, * The performances of Richardson, described in Evelyn's Memoirs (pp. 375-6, 8vo. edition) appear to have surpassed those of the darweeshes here mentioned. |
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