Editing Garlic (section)

==In culture==
Garlic is present in the [[folklore]] of many cultures. In Europe, many cultures have used garlic for protection or [[white magic]], perhaps owing to its reputation in [[folk medicine]].<ref name=nih/> Central European folk beliefs considered garlic a powerful ward against [[demon]]s, [[werewolf|werewolves]], and [[vampire]]s. To ward off vampires, garlic could be worn, hung in windows, or rubbed on chimneys and keyholes.<ref name="asdf">{{cite book|title=In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires|last1=McNally|first1=Raymond T.|last2=Florescu|first2=Radu|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|year=1994|isbn=978-0-395-65783-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/insearchofdracul00mcna/page/120 120–122]|url=https://archive.org/details/insearchofdracul00mcna/page/120}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Cassell's Dictionary of Superstitions|last=Pickering|first=David|publisher=Sterling Publishing|year=2003|isbn=978-0-304-36561-6|page=211}}</ref>

In the foundation myth of the ancient Korean kingdom of [[Gojoseon]], eating nothing but 20 cloves of garlic and a bundle of [[Artemisia princeps|Korean mugwort]] for 100 days let a [[Ungnyeo|bear be transformed into a woman]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History|last=Pettid|first=Michael J.|publisher=[[Reaktion Books]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-86189-348-2|location=London|pages=12}}</ref>

In celebration of [[Nowruz]] (Persian calendar New Year), garlic is one of the essential items in a {{lang|fa-Latn|[[haft-sin]]}} ('seven things beginning with "S{{"'}}) table, a traditional New Year's display: the name for garlic in [[Persian language|Persian]] is {{lang|fa|سیر}} ({{lang|fa-Latn|seer}}), which begins with {{lang|fa|[[Shin (letter)#Arabic shīn|س]]}} ({{lang|fa-Latn|sin}}, {{IPA|fa|siːn|pron}}, {{Respell|seen}}) the [[Perso-Arabic]] letter corresponding to "S".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fulton |first=April |date=2024-03-19 |title=Nowruz: Persian New Year's Table Celebrates Spring Deliciously |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/20/471174857/nowruz-persian-new-years-table-celebrates-spring-deliciously |access-date=2025-03-13 |publisher=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref>

In [[Islam]], it is recommended not to eat raw garlic prior to going to the mosque. This is based on several [[hadith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/245|title=Hadith – Book of Call to Prayers (Adhaan) – Sahih al-Bukhari – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|website=Sunnah}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/91|title=Hadith – The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer – Sahih Muslim – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|website=Sunnah}}</ref>

Some [[Mahayana|Mahāyāna]] Buddhists and sects in [[China]] and [[Vietnam]] avoid eating onions, garlic, scallions, chives and leeks, which are known as ''Wu hun'' ({{lang-zh|c=五葷|p=Wǔ hūn}}, 'the five forbidden pungent vegetables').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dictionary :: 荤 in Chinese, Japanese and Buddhism |url=https://www.orientaloutpost.com/dictionary.php?q=%E8%8D%A4 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.orientaloutpost.com}}</ref>

Because of its strong odor, garlic is sometimes called the "stinking rose".