What is the philosophy of teahouses? – Siri in Iran

The spiritual heritage registration expert of the General Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of North Khorasan explained the reason for the creation of the Saqaqhanas and the religious beliefs that existed for the construction of these places. They were built in places where there was no piped water and thirsty people could be fed by the water that was there.

Saqaqhanas was a water chamber where a person or persons would make vows and pour water from the reservoirs, which were very far away and difficult, into muskets and bring them, and then pour them into the tank, and in this way they would make their water vows. .
A thirsty person would use that water, and if he had a vow, he would express his vow by lighting a candle and, for example, would say that if the vow was fulfilled, he would bring 3 muskets for that drinking fountain.

One of the reasons why this place was named Saqaqhana was the bravery that Hazrat Abul Fazl Abbas (AS) showed in the event of Tasu’a in Karbala, and the claw for Saqaqhana is also one of the symbols of Tasu’a and Ashura of Hosseini, and it is the claw of Hazrat Abul Fazl.

Usually, the literature that is used on the tiles of Saqaqhana is the literature related to the day of Tasua about the loyalty and love of Hazrat Abul Fazl Abbas to the family of Imam Hussain (AS). Taverns were built in the bazaar row at the corner of the wall of two corners or the corner of the mosque, Tekeh, or Hosseinieh.
The tile works are taken from geometric motifs, Islamic motifs and poems and literature related to the events of Tasua. According to him, the colors used in the tiles of the saqaqhanas in the Safavid period were yellow, and in the Qajar period, they became blue and turquoise blue, and the fences used were wooden and then metal.

In relation to the beliefs derived from the construction of the saqaqhana, the intangible heritage registration expert of the General Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of North Khorasan said: People usually make vows such as asking God for a child, releasing a prisoner, and repenting of sins. There they used to make a vow and light a candle, and after their wish was fulfilled, they would take the water there. There was an example of a saqaqhana in North Khorasan in the place of Bash Qardash Bojnord.
Taverns were built in places where there was little water, and in places where there was plenty of water, they were built based on religious beliefs. The famous symbol of Saqaqhana is the paw, which reminds of the bravery of Hazrat Abul Fazl.