Samani

The growing of samani (Azerbaijani: səməni) - green sprouting wheat - is the most sacred Novruz ceremony as the herald of spring. Sprouting samani symbolises sowing and a rich harvest, it represents grain, bread, increase and abundance. Grain and abundance is a pledge of life, existence, the most vital material necessity for life.[1] People have always grown samani from wheat, barley, peas, lentils or other grains in copper dishes; they have always revered it and rejoiced at its sprouting.

Bibliography

  • Türk Mitolojisi Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Celal Beydili, Yurt Yayınevi (Sayfa - 492)
  • «Səməni nəğməsi» (Russian: «Песня сэмэни»), стихотворение. Автор - поэт, публицист Абульфат Мадатоглу. Баку, 1988, изд.«Гянджлик», 61 стр.
  • «Сэмэни», стихотворение. Автор - поэт, доктор педагогических наук, профессор, действительный член Российской Академии педагогических и социальных наук Аждар Агаев.[2]

References

  1. Türk Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Pınar Karaca - "Semeni" (in Turkish)
  2. PEDAQOJİ VƏ BƏDİİ DÜŞÜNCƏNİN VƏHDƏTİNDƏ YARANAN ƏSƏRLƏR Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
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