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A ''korsi'' or ''korsí,'' or sandali (
A ''korsi'' or ''korsí,'' or sandali (Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: کرسی) is a type of low table found in Iran
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and Afghanistan
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, with a heater underneath it, and blankets thrown over it. It is a traditional item of furniture in Iranian culture
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.
A family or other gathering sits on the floor around the ''korsi'' during the winter. A ''korsi'' used to be quite popular for entire families to gather together during yearly '' Yaldā'' celebrations.
''Korsis'' are generally heated with electric elements or, traditionally, with a brazier containing hot coals that is placed under the table. The table is covered with a thick cloth overhanging on all sides to keep its occupants warm. The occupants sit on large cushions around the ''korsi'' with the cloth over their laps.
A special woven rug called ''ru korsi'' (Persian: روکرسی), is usually placed over any blankets to protect them from food stains. Jajim
Jajim (; ; ; ) also spelled as gelims, or Jajim-bafi, is a handmade, flat-woven textile made of colored natural fiber which is created and used in the majority of villages and rural areas of Iran. Other locations the Jajim is found include Azerbai ...
textiles are sometimes used as the blankets for a korsi.
See also
*Kotatsu
A is a low, wooden table frame covered by a ''futon'', or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits. Underneath is a heat source, formerly a charcoal brazier but now electric, often built into the table itself. ''Kotatsu'' are used almost ...
, a similar Japanese item
* Foot stove
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, a similar Dutch item
References
* Tables (furniture) Iranian culture Heaters {{furniture-stub