5 4 ), ▁English ▁actor ▁ ▁Places ▁ ▁K inn ell , ▁Ang us ▁in ▁Scotland <0x0A> </s> ▁Sam anu ▁( ▁/ ▁sam anu ; ▁), ▁Sam an ak ▁( ▁/ ▁sam an ak ), ▁Sü me lek ▁( ▁/ ▁ ▁/ ▁Sy ume lek ) ▁Sum an ak ▁(); ▁ ▁Sum al ak ▁ ▁) ▁or ▁Sü m öl ök ▁( ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁sweet ▁paste ▁made ▁entirely ▁from ▁germ in ated ▁whe at ▁( you ng ▁whe at gr ass ), ▁which ▁is ▁prepared ▁especially ▁for ▁Now ru z ▁( begin ning ▁of ▁Spring ) ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁pot ▁( like ▁a ▁k az an ). ▁This ▁practice ▁has ▁been ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁S as an ian ▁Pers ian ▁Empire . ▁Although ▁Sam anu ▁is ▁prominent ▁for ▁" H aft - S in " ▁( the ▁seven ▁symbol ic ▁items ▁tradition ally ▁displayed ▁at ▁Now ru z ), ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁" m ela " ▁and ▁e ating ▁it ▁is ▁traditional ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁The ▁whe at ▁is ▁so aked ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁days ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁entire ▁process ▁takes ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁week . ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁final ▁cook ing ▁would ▁take ▁from ▁evening ▁till ▁the ▁day light ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁party , ▁mostly ▁involving ▁only ▁women . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁full ▁of ▁laugh ter ▁and ▁music ▁and ▁singing ▁related ▁songs . ▁In ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁U z bek istan ▁the ▁whole ▁gather ing , ▁mostly ▁women , ▁gather ▁near