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Word: shokoofeh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2009-2009
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...first day of class in Iran comes with its own traditions, designed to help students ease into the academic year. First-graders have it the best. The children are designated as shokoofeh (literally, blossoms), and the teachers give each child a stalk of a fragrant flower. The principal raises a microphone and calls all of the kids into rows, regimented by grades. Then, at exactly the same time across the country, an official strikes a metal plate with a small hammer, the aural signal for the year to begin. The kids pass under a Koran and into their new classrooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back to School in Iran: How to Deal with a Bad Summer | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

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