سپند رخ تو

Posted by ZahraDargahi (Yazd/Isfahan, Iran) on 10 November 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Throughout the area once covered by the Persian empire, a type of herb seed called Aspand, Espand, or Esphand is burned on charcoal to rid children of the Evil Eye . A short verse is recited as the smoke is circled around the child's head. Aspand is also used to bring blessings after one has performed a sorrowful rite, such as attending a funeral.