Many things are said about coffee and we are going to mention some of these legends and myths in this post.
Most of the mysterious legends have come to us from eastern countries. Myths and Legends about coffee have emerged in all the countries of Arabia.
Of the legends about the discovery of coffee and its use as a drink, the most widespread and accepted is that of the shepherd Kaldi, which comes from the northeastern part of Africa, (the Arabian Peninsula) and which tells how a young shepherd who was leading his flock, under the hot summer sun through the region of Kaffa, overcome by the intense heat, arrived at a small valley and fertile; where animals exhausted by hunger began to eat the leaves and red fruits of an intense green bush. The young man looked at them from a distance pleased. When suddenly, as if possessed, the goats began to run and jump with overwhelming euphoria.
Fearful that it was part of his imagination or worse, a trick of the devil, the young shepherd grabbed a handful of fruits and went to the superior of a convent near his pasture field, who prepared an infusion that was so unpleasant that the The friar threw the contents of the vessel into the fire. The combustion of the grains gave off such a pleasant aroma that the religious tried to prepare an infusion with the roasted grains, which everyone enjoyed with pleasure and due to the effects of which they were able to dedicate more hours of the night to prayer without being bothered. will haunt sleep.
Since then, the custom became law. Every day at prayer time the monks drank a cup of khave. This was a steaming, fragrant drink sent by Allah to help them in the performance of their duties.
