Kashan rose is a product with world fame

Kashan city is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the historical axis of the north central plateau of Iran, so that according to archeological excavations the history of human life in the ancient site of Silk in the northeast axis of Kashan to the fifth millennium BC, something about 7 thousand years ago Returns. However, with the formation of civilization in Kashan, we are witnessing the formation of a great civilization (both in pre-Islamic and Islamic times) in this region.

Due to the desert nature of this axis of civilization, the proper use of limited water and the creation of agricultural and garden lands in this city has a very ancient history. However, according to some available evidence, the history of Mohammadi rose flower farms in this city dates back to at least more than four centuries ago, so today Kashan is one of the oldest and most important centers of rose production in the world.

This city is one of the most important cities in Isfahan province, the existence of numerous valuable historical monuments and also the natural attraction in this city, has made this region one of the important tourist destinations in Isfahan province.

In Kashan city, in addition to numerous historical monuments and tourist attractions, there are many rituals and customs, which alone can be an important attraction for tourists and those interested in the culture and art of their predecessors.

One of these rituals, which is held every year in different cities of Kashan, is the rose-picking ceremony, which is world-famous, so that during the rose-picking ceremony, Kashan city witnesses a large presence of tourists from inside and outside the country.

The main cities of Kashan in which we see rose-picking ceremonies are: Kashan, Barzak, Niasar and Ghamsar, where from ancient times with special customs and traditions rose-picking ceremonies have been held with indescribable passion and enthusiasm.

One of the most important issues in rose-picking is the proximity of Mohammadi flower farms to rose-making workshops. We will be the flowering of these fields.

After the flowering of Mohammadi flower fields, we can boldly say that all the people of the city are united and hand in hand, by attending Mohammadi flower fields, they are busy picking Mohammadi flowers and after finishing the flower picking process, they are all sent to workshops. They transfer rose water.

In rose-picking workshops, using traditional machines and in the same way as the predecessors, rose-picking operations begin, which can be said with confidence that the obtained product is one of the most unique and high-quality roses in the world. .

One of the most beautiful stages of rose picking is when the flowers are transferred to the rose picking workshops. At this time, during a ceremony that is accompanied by Nativity, recitation and beautiful poems, and adds to the glory of this ritual, flowers are added to the traditional rose-picking devices in various stages for the purpose of perspiration.

After rose watering, which is done in several stages, the obtained product is extracted from the devices and transferred to special containers for storing rose water.

Rose is a fragrant liquid that is used both orally and cures many diseases, and as a strong and fragrant disinfectant, it can be used in various places, one of the holy places that is washed with Kashan rose every year, the house of God in It is the city of Mecca and other holy places of the Muslims, which is a proof of the value of this unique substance.

Other uses of rose water can be used in cooking a variety of foods as a flavoring and making a variety of tasty and soothing syrups. It can also be said that one of the most important export items of Kashan city, which has a great reputation among many applicants in the world, is Kashan rose, and it has a large share of the city’s exports every year.

Kashan Rose is one of the thousands of examples of capacities of Kashan city and Isfahan province that it is hoped that with proper management and effective propaganda we can introduce these capacities to the world and witness the growth of tourism industry in our country and Isfahan province, which is important. It will cause economic prosperity and fair distribution of tourism income in all areas of Isfahan province, from big cities to small villages.

* Report from Saeed Ahmadi, Public Relations Expert, General Directorate of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan Province