People having fun on Friday night on Granville Street, Orpheum Theatre visible in the background, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Late on a Friday night, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Local woman selling lobsters at the Seafood Friday night, Anse La Raye, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Good Friday procession, Boac, island of Marinduque, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Good Friday procession, Boac, island of Marinduque, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Greek Orthodox procession on Good Friday, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Europe, Portugal, Obidos. April 15, 2015. Good Friday procession in Obidos.

Easter Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala. Jesus Nazareno de la Penitencia Procession in Antigua, Guatemala. Holy Week, friday.

A boy spreads incense at the Jesus Nazareno del Perdon procession during Easter Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Holy Week (Semana Santa) carpet of colored sawdust (alfombras) being prepared on Antigua street. Jesus Nazareno de la Penitencia Procession in Antigua, Guatemala.

Easter Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala. Jesus Nazareno de la Penitencia Procession in Antigua, Guatemala. Holy Week, friday.

South pacific, Cook Islands, Aitutaki

Good Friday procession, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Good Friday, Easter procession, Assoro, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Leonforte, Holy friday procession, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Every Friday dervishes gather an hour before sunset in front of Sheikh Hamed al-Nil tomb in Omdurman, Sudan to perform a ritual called Zikr (Dhikr). The ceremony starts chanting words of gratitude to the Prophet Mohammed. The audience interacts with the chanters, dancing to the rhythms of the percussion instruments. The dervishes start whirling around. The music, the fragrance of burning incense, the endless repetition of religious chants creates a state of ecstasy, a kind of trance in which human soul is believed to communicate directly with God.