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CHAP. XII.] THE GREAT FESTIVAL. 279
in their richest dresses, displaying their most splendid
arms and armour, and, in every way, vieing with each
other in magnificence. It used generally to be preceded by a group of Saadeeyeh darweeshes, devouring live serpents.
The Mahmal, the baggage of the Emeer, &c.,
generally remain two or three or more days in the
plain of the Hasweh, on the north of the metropolis ; then proceed to the Birket el-Hagg (or Lake
of the Pilgrims), about eleven miles from the city,
and remain there two days. This latter halting-
place is the general rendezvous of the pilgrims. The
caravan usually departs thence on the twenty-
seventh of Showwal. The journey to Mekkeh
occupies thirty-seven days. The route lies over
rocky and sandy deserts, with very few verdant
spots. To diminish the hardships of the journey,
the caravan travels slowly, and mostly by night;
starting about two hours before sunset, and halting
the next morning a little after sunrise. The litters
most generally used by the pilgrims, I have described
in the account of the return of the caravan.—Most
of the Turkish pilgrims, and many others, prefer
going by way of El-Kuseyr or Es-Suweys* and the
Red Sea ; and set out from Cairo generally between
two and three months before the great caravan.
On the tenth of " Zu-1-Heggeh" (the last month
of the year) commences the Great Festival, " El-
'Eed el-Kebeer ;f which, like the former 'eed, lasts
* Thus is properly pronounced the name of the town which we commonly call Suez.
t It is also called" 'Eed el-Kurban" (or the Festival of the Sacrifice),
and by the Turks, " Kurban Beyram."
| 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 | 00000291 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAP. XII.] THE GREAT FESTIVAL. 279 in their richest dresses, displaying their most splendid arms and armour, and, in every way, vieing with each other in magnificence. It used generally to be preceded by a group of Saadeeyeh darweeshes, devouring live serpents. The Mahmal, the baggage of the Emeer, &c., generally remain two or three or more days in the plain of the Hasweh, on the north of the metropolis ; then proceed to the Birket el-Hagg (or Lake of the Pilgrims), about eleven miles from the city, and remain there two days. This latter halting- place is the general rendezvous of the pilgrims. The caravan usually departs thence on the twenty- seventh of Showwal. The journey to Mekkeh occupies thirty-seven days. The route lies over rocky and sandy deserts, with very few verdant spots. To diminish the hardships of the journey, the caravan travels slowly, and mostly by night; starting about two hours before sunset, and halting the next morning a little after sunrise. The litters most generally used by the pilgrims, I have described in the account of the return of the caravan.—Most of the Turkish pilgrims, and many others, prefer going by way of El-Kuseyr or Es-Suweys* and the Red Sea ; and set out from Cairo generally between two and three months before the great caravan. On the tenth of " Zu-1-Heggeh" (the last month of the year) commences the Great Festival, " El- 'Eed el-Kebeer ;f which, like the former 'eed, lasts * Thus is properly pronounced the name of the town which we commonly call Suez. t It is also called" 'Eed el-Kurban" (or the Festival of the Sacrifice), and by the Turks, " Kurban Beyram." |
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