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Proverbs, Idioms and Folk Beliefs About Carob

Carob has also left its mark on folk culture, as it is a tree that has accompanied the daily life of Mediterranean people for centuries. Carob, which takes its name from the shape of the fruit in Turkish; It has been the subject of the phrase "two dirhams and one seed", carob idioms and riddles living in the Turkish Cypriot dialect, a legend connected to Lokman Hekim, beliefs in folk medicine and harvest festivals.

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