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What is the name of the Mesir Paste Festival held in Manisa each March, commemorating the 16th-century cure of Sultan Suleiman's mother Hafsa Sultan with a spiced herbal paste scattered from the minaret?
Answer: Mesir Macunu Festivali — The Manisa Mesir Macunu Festival, a UNESCO intangible heritage event, reenacts the 1539 scattering of the restorative 41-spice paste from the Sultan Mosque minaret to the crowds below — a tradition that has continued for nearly 500 years, with the paste believed to protect against illness.
- A Lokum Festivali
- B Mesir Macunu Festivali ✓
- C Macun Senligi
- D Sifa Festivali
The Manisa Mesir Macunu Festival, a UNESCO intangible heritage event, reenacts the 1539 scattering of the restorative 41-spice paste from the Sultan Mosque minaret to the crowds below — a tradition that has continued for nearly 500 years, with the paste believed to protect against illness.