RELIGIOUS PROCESSION. — Thousands of people thronged the streets of Cairo recently to witness the passing of the Holy Carpet from Mecca, an annual event which causes great excitement. Each year the carpet is taken to the tomb of Mahomet at Mecca and its return journey over 300 miles occupies a month, ending in a procession through Cairo to the Citadel, where the historic carpet is deposited.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 22
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66RELIGIOUS PROCESSION.—Thousands of people thronged the streets of Cairo recently to witness the passing of the Holy Carpet from Mecca, an annual event which causes great excitement. Each year the carpet is taken to the tomb of Mahomet at Mecca and its return journey over 300 miles occupies a month, ending in a procession through Cairo to the Citadel, where the historic carpet is deposited. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 22
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