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Coffees used in funeral rituals, to gain energy before going to cemetary.
Usually Americans drink 2-3 cups a day. Drinking coffee is like art therapy because the read the future from coffee grounds after they finish.
When drinking you should shake the coffee a bit to leave the grounds to form some symbols. Then let it dry in place so it can be interpreted.
Uses a spoonfull (?) (means love) to represent the coffee makers' love for her drinkers. And froth - 2 meanings.
Coffee ceremony is also popular for men since it is an opportunity for an extra break, especially craftsmen. Men combine the drinking with smoking.
The beans are ground finer but Brazilian type. You can buy this kind of coffee equivalent (called Najjar) in DC.
Usually drink w/ cookie or candy, but the coffee itself not w/sugar.
1 goat herd after eating a bean got very energetic, they discovered this bean's effect.
Western Syria is where coffee ritual was most possible (Turkey, Syria, Lebanon).
After 1914 diaspora (after being deported) came back to Eastern Armenia. They mistook coffee bean for a bean to use in soup! 1781 = the 1st recorded use of soorj, coffee house in Austrian Empire (Vienna) introduced by Armenian

Example: Explanation of shapes and their meaning. Sunflowers = someone is falling in 'heart' with you. If numbers, could be a date that something important will happen to you (you can decide whether good or bad). Fortunes begin with goof things but some bad things as well to keep it serious. Mostly considered fun activity, social activity where everyone [[?]] everyone's news + gossip. 

Usually don't mix work and coffee