ash reshteh prompts

7 months ago

Location: Afifabad Garden or Eram Garden in Shiraz, with spring flowers and water-filled ponds. Characters: Hafez (the great poet of Shiraz), Cyrus the Great (Persian mythic figure), and Saadi (master of Persian literature). Story: In a dreamy garden with lush trees and the scent of orange blossoms, these three figures sit around a Ramadan spread with dates, zulbia bamieh (Persian sweets), ash reshteh (noodle soup), and fresh bread. Hafez recites a romantic ghazal and speaks of Shiraz as an earthly paradise, Cyrus talks about justice and peace, and Saadi shares a humorous and thoughtful tale from Golestan. The camera zooms in on the traditional spread and then transitions to an aerial view of Persepolis and Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz.