 In the foundation myth of the ancient Korean kingdom of Gojoseon, eating nothing but 20 cloves of garlic and a bundle of Korean mugwort for 100 days let a bear be transformed into a woman.In celebration of Nowruz (Persian calendar New Year), garlic is one of the essential items in a Haft-sin (= "Seven things beginning with 'S' ") table, a traditional New Year's display