Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-29
oaca. l W. IN, 3 N. 6 m. VT.
a as Orrib:e Nahonnmedau Rt,e,

4n!' Il jim u VIII iTCuI hIt auQTlh, Esypt,
to the New Yak OJselvcr, as follows: The
auniVrrs-ry ot tho Ola Il Cl ihe Prophet is osre
fully obs.rVsd bs tho MosIens cf Esypt, they
do Il ty keeping t,silval of IS whole week,
glvlng 10 this week th. name Of tie Birth, ur
tna tlmo ct The birth. Their f4ss,ing, now .ver
Is largely OF religious chorao,er-thsI is, oil
The So acles OF tie ws,k Gre generally n
nocicd ,ilG religion. T0t 80 always raks place
10 ho opao air or 10 tents. lrcc ed 10 sJme wide,
opcu space % b" outsklrts of he ctY.
y ,lrJ Is the stronghold Of Islam 10 Esp.
snd tue VI onlid, tr natal festival TT, re, is
i"uoA the iDOst noted ole. Is ctoanCg Der
iormauc9. the Do7s OF tramu ul!ug, S not oh.
served elstW lera, aud Annually at,rac q vast
cJucOufsu ~ Hllness his ,riu npn ni IA iclsn
bad oarbarIty. A space of twenty FIVE or t: ir y
ec!e5 10 sellc:, d Tor shu tents ihn ground 9as
'a:hcr IL ,ne form OF basu, with Icvei spsce
10 the c-Utrr All the streets leading 10 tnrs.
gr unds we're clnS.ly liuad ou each Size pI,h
sinail Ieots. hea with col0rod card es and bril-
hEnt!y lEhted with msby auterus. WIthin
the 1T ,uoGs ;her" we're haodyeds Of leu i wi;h
rows 4" iau,erbs huog sloug the "ridg" poles"
eLd across The 0ptu irouts, sl0 hrru eBd there
we're paviiIaLs, tCnis ard various uietty designs
tnerei' on u.IioYd plth ropes apG then IN, G wlsE
l.u;erGs Ut regular ibstrV,l5 The IF c. at a
h0!e dl,iapoa was as II the designs lad bAcu
mstc ui;i ars
The ID Jsa aWa!s u.kcs place al | o'clock o.
H.. IS TIE saclku ant the 0eVoiues tus ali
lrsY 10 tho great mo gu. pecl1rlg at noou, tho
shukh c)rlouing 0r& eoou, b toT the deyJtctS
t, rptcl the sround and ako positou before
nls srisal. The dev0tets appnsreG 10 bo6v
cHsprlnx ,n1 -wsyips their bodies Is il uns,ls D.
10 b stlit. Fsiluds scoon pauied them aud
assisted them 10 stand. Tae im mprcesiou they
d"sTc to make Is thst they are 10 IA reliRiuu,
fte;zy thr"u<n the 1r a;ness If their filth auu
the lutetslty OF then d-vD,inns 10 the m sua..
Bu uuocltvers rGuodly ASSET hat large ,rat
OF the dcVouols onns! Ia Rutt,ng tn nIsclv, S
vel! ulGcr the lttl .euce OF hsst,eesh. They
Sere lad ole hY cbu 10 be middle OF ,hn street,
heir &c 8 downward, rss'log CD their arUs
Gnd as 5Oscy ps ckYd rs possible. We esuppOs
Ell they SUN Jered beiWseU three ann tour huo
dIed. Ali OF then b3,n3ed to the lowest
Classes Of society aod this 10 .ik RlIi nppl, 10
say MO-lem pr1ce-ai III tbs | hava ever sen
Out cirtisge dtlg=r ,sii he lad 'leia down"
three nucs,
The horse which tho sheikh ridts Is ps op
purpose tor tuis Use. Tho Creates c,rr ald
nttcntlcn /, lav!sbeG upon him, and lis sacred
hsck D,vcr bears sLy other riGer lie was
abJu; ths Ordinary siz= ard IL very 6De cJndl-
ilOu. May stteudaus ACC cc1mpanied the shcikh.
tie b. IL tho felne, tn vas hirs Ii held 10 tnc
S4d1laiy two or :htee efssllog tin 90 each eide.
Hn Was n DID man, and one IT gh hsvo huppos
I'd hls recS broken t!.m b. n2nper 10 which
bis head rolled from side 70 side. Ih,s is 20
l1d cate ibst his ihougbts ere 10 teevec. that
his elevation OF soui is 0verpc "eripg hia bed.
Wben be reached tic ED at tie line IF devoees
there Wa some delay. Wien ell Vas 10 reads
ness, two m9n supported ;he s:,ekn sud four
tDeo to hold OF the tr,d!e, tWJ on eacl sida.
AMI lii ally pu led he uuwalliiu2 animal
ovsr tbe backs Of the victims. Sometimes 8
his Toe. w,uld sip b,tRGen ths bod IS,
and then the rocking of The old she k
was painful to see. Just as soon Is the hors .
paesod those who had been tramped were j.rked
up snd Carried of into the tents. II their faith
Is strong they cannot be hurt, bu. some Of the.e
criaG out in great psln, sno were Immediately
cursed by N Osiem by staGders for IL ieis 1t is
:. horrible sight which frW wish to witness rs
second I'll G. and when l looked over the 2j,.
tC0 persons who had given il the countenh Gce
al i encOurs4uMent Of their presence, l fat
science-stricken taat We h,d swelled the
uum Der.
Ine D0sl is O mere tradition, not commanded
in the hur.r MlgIcn3 ssy tn.t when ho
nsmmod W 4 ;iag from Mecca TO Medina, be
2as so cirse y pursucd that be cCuid not hhvc
cscapr6 had not his followers isil Co.n end
allow. d MIN TO riJe over them. Perhaps 10.
many believe this tradition. but the honor o.
Islam would be impugned il j. were not every
yehr repested in tLe'r great ty,
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