Cemevi
A Cem Evi / Cemevi (pronounced and sometimes written as Djemevi) means literally a house of gathering in Turkish or more precisely house of [the religious ritual called] cem and is a place of fundamental importance for Turkey's Alevi-Bektashiyyah tariqa populations and traditions. According to Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey, it is not a place of worship (because Laïcité in Turkey cannot allow by laws any one of those like Imambargah, Khalwatkhana, Mejlis, Musallah or Tekkes except Sunni and Ja'fari-Shi’ite mosques as Muslim worship places) in the strict sense of the term despite Alevi organizations such as Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı demands cemevi as places for worshiping to be officially recognized.
A place of gathering for Bektash’īyyah tariqa
It is primarily considered a place of assembly (Cem; pronounced djam, from Arabic الجمع, al-jamʕ). Historically, the djams were usually held outdoors, using candles and torches to light up the place of gathering when it got dark. Often, people from nearby places would come to a cem to have a collective meal. The participants would often bring along food, which they would then distribute during the meal. Nowadays, some of these customs are still preserved. Men and women conduct cem activities and rites together.
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That Light
by: SamavayoTHAT LIGHT
u push it under my skin
the end ought to begin oh yeah
the needle deep in my veins
so push the poison of pain of, pain into me
u see me fallin' apart
i'm givin up coz i can do no more
in dreams i give u my heart
awake you want me to go outta door
u make an end where it's startin for me
you take away the air that i need to breathe
you cause the pain but u don't dare to see yeah
u got the gun why don't you set me free
u got the light u got that light
u got that f**king light oh noo
oh through the night so hard i try
to get your f**king light
your lovin' is like a sin
i'm feelin' guilty when i'm over you
the moment you let me in
is where i'm startin' to doubt, to doubt what i do
oh you got gun!
oh you got gun, you gotta take that gun
oh got to be done!
oh got to be done, you gotta take that gun
u make an end where it's startin for me
you take away the air that i need to breathe
you cause the pain but u don't dare to see yeah
u got the gun baby...
u got the light u got that light
u got that f**king light oh noo
oh through the night so hard i try
to get your f**king light
u got the light u got that light
u got that f**king light oh noo
oh through the night so hard i try
to get your f**king light
i know, so slow, i know that i can take it