Iranian village hosts rosewater festival 

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the festival served to familiarize people and tourists with the harvesting and cultivating of rose flowers, she noted.The festival also
kind of rose, known as Mohammadi roses in Iran
Harvesting flowers seems to be the most important part of the process
They should be picked from dawn through morning very carefully
The petals are put into massive copper pots and boiled, and then the extracted water is kept in special bottles
The longest the distillation is, the better will be the quality of the rosewater.Golab is used nationwide in diverse traditional dishes to
flavor them or consumed as a religious perfume as well
The holy month of Ramadan, which started yesterday, is one of the bestselling months for the product.The distillation of flowers and herbs
has a deep history in Iran
Many believe traditionally distilled rosewater is of higher quality than that produced in factories probably due to shorter time intervals
between the harvest and distillation practices.Zanjan is one of the cities founded by Sassanid King Ardashir I (180-242 CE)
The province makes a base for wider explorations with the architectural wonder of Soltaniyeh, the subterranean delights of the Katale-Khor