Today is the last Tuesday (Chershenbe) before the Novruz - "Chershenbe Ahshamy." According to the philosophy of Nowruz, in human life there are important four main components - water, fire, air and earth. Last Tuesday represents the awakening and revival of the earth.
On Akhir Chershembe in the yards are made fires and pilaf is cooked, sweets baklava, shakerbura, dried fruits, nuts, almonds, lit candles are served.
An essential attribute of the holiday table is semeni - young sprouts of wheat.
Similar rituals are performed also on Bayram Ahshamy, a day before Nowruz, the vernal equinox. This year Nowrus will be marked on the 20th March, and Novruz - on the 21th March. -05B-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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