Golabgiri (Persian, "making rosewater") is a festival taking place annually from mid-May to mid-June in Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran. The ceremony takes place throughout Kashan county, majorly in Ghamsar, Niasar; and in surrounding regions. This period marks the full bloom of the rose, transforming the hot desert region into a magnificent space of flowers. During this event that annually attracts tens of thousands to two million tourists, the essence of the national flower, Rosa damascena, 'Damask Rose'—locally called Mohammadi Rose—planted in many flower gardens in these areas, is prepared by the traditional method of an evaporation system.[1][2]
- ^ "Rosewater festivals take center stage in central Iran". Tehran Times. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Massoudi, Cyrus (12 September 2014). Land of the Turquoise Mountains: Journeys Across Iran. I.B.Tauris. p. 61. ISBN 9780857736048 – via Google Books.