In the village of Ourna, near Luxor, a home's painted façade reveals that its inhabitants have made the pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) by boat and by plane. Health and other such circumstances allowing, every Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage in a lifetime to the holy city in Saudi Arabia. During the last month of the Muslim year, vast numbers of Muslims from throughout the world converge on Mecca to take part in religious ceremonies, to pray, and to seek spiritual rejuvenation
