The Hajj’s fixed five-day schedule forces millions into dense crowds at the same sites.

Evidence

The Hajj involves rituals at specified spiritual locations during a certain five-day period each year. Given the number of people seeking to be in the same locations at the same time, the density of the crowd is a potential threat to safety. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 146

Categorization

  • corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 146
  • XREF: connects to: Crowd density at the Hajj can prove fatal, killing hundreds in mass crushes. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 146