Festival of the favorite flower of the Prophet Muhammad in Iran

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The name of the second spring month of the Iranian calendar - Ordibehesht (April 21 - May 21) - means "paradise-like", because at that time, the earth really becomes beautiful as paradise.

In the spring months blossoming city of Kashan area filled with the fragrance of damask rose. Residents Gamsara, Niasar, Borzakov and some other large and small villages in the area are actively involved in the collection of flowers and rose water production, a tradition that goes back 700 years

Damascus rose are planted from mid-February until the beginning of April and the harvest and produce rose water since the beginning of May until about the first half of June.

As a rule, damask rose cut girls or women who are in Iran called "golchin" (literally - "pluck the flowers").They gather before sunrise and coming up to the fragrant rose bushes in the flower bed, and put a tear in her hem pink buds.

After that, the process of cooking the famous rose water begins (Golub). The process itself begins with a doxology to the prophet Muhammad, and Intonation traditional Muslims in the form of the phrase "Bismillyahi Rahmani Rahim", then under the pot with pink buds of damask rose kindle the fire. Throughout the entire process of preparation of rose water distributed religious Muslim glorification. Locals believe that the boiler at this point should not approach the wicked man and watch him. By the way the very damask rose in Iran called "Muhammadan".

From the juice, formed on the surface of the boiler, make extract 'mohammadovoy "roses. Thin layer Pancake syringe is removed from the surface of the rose water and poured into a separate container. It is best to store the stupefying scent of damask rose oil is suitable glass.

Rose water, which is made from fragrant roses Kashan, foreign tourists and travelers carry about in different countries of the world. Providing in different cities of Iran, it fills your home the scent of people and their food eaters forcing her to repeat their glorification to God.