Why Polish premier does not have shoes on?

[Jaga]

see the photo:


he is here with barefoot wife

deser.pl/deser/51,83453,8350225.html?i=4

[pieter]

Because they visited an Indian Mosque, the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in Agra, India. It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.



Links:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal (English)
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tad%C5%BA_Mahal (Polski)
ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/ (Arab)
ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB (Русский)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal (Français)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Maha (Deutsch)

[Jaga]

Hi Pieter,

very good answer. Have you been there? I did not know that one has to take of shoes there...

[pieter]

I have never been there unfortunately, but I know from the Netherlands, from Dutch mosques, that you have to take your shoes of when you enter a mosque. Muslims even wash their feet before they enter the Friday service in the mosque and every time they enter a mosque. That is one their religious rules and habits.