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7th June 2023

Post reblogged from Kontextmaschine with 33 notes

kontextmaschine:

So when Hajj time comes around, do year-round residents of Mecca in unrelated lines of work take a vacation and rent their places out to pilgrims?

…that is to say, is it like the Indio Valley with Coachella?

…wait, there’s a fucking “Mecca” in the Indio Valley?

Tagged: coachellaindio valley

  1. lord-starquaad reblogged this from entanglingbriars
  2. italo-disco-calvino reblogged this from kontextmaschine and added:
    mecca is saudi las vegas
  3. kontextmaschine reblogged this from kontextmaschine and added:
    …that is to say, is it like the Indio Valley with Coachella?...…wait, there's a fucking...
  4. mohammed4madina said: No dear there are special arrangements made for the pilgrims. They all live their life like usual or join Hajj.
  5. isaacsapphire reblogged this from cromulentenough and added:
    How did I miss that?!
  6. captainorangejacket reblogged this from entanglingbriars
  7. entanglingbriars reblogged this from isaacsapphire and added:
    You can make a pilgrimage to Mecca at any time, but to fulfill the obligation of Hajj you have to make it specifically...
  8. cromulentenough reblogged this from isaacsapphire and added:
    hajj can only happen at a specific time of year, with specific days where everyone does the same ritual.
  9. fruityyamenrunner reblogged this from isaacsapphire and added:
    the hajj is a big yearly event with a tent city and hekatombs and people dying, but you can go on umrah any time
  10. rendakuenthusiast reblogged this from kontextmaschine and added:
    It's occurred to me before that people who actually live in Mecca have a much easier time doing the Hajj than everyone...