Behind the Phrase - Open Sesame

Have you ever opened automatic door magically by uttering the phrase 'OPEN SESAME"? Did you ever wonder where, besides Spongbob Square pants, or old black and white movies, the phrase came from?

'In this #FastFolklore' we look at the roots a long-time used phrase.

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[magsmythslegends]

Thats really cool about the Sesame seeds, I'm never going to think of "open sesame" the same was again 😃👍

[ABRACADAVEROUSCURATOR]

But what if I don't like sesame seeds?!

[zytigon]

Wikipedia has, "esame seeds grow in a seed pod that splits open when it reaches maturity, [4] and the phrase possibly alludes to unlocking of treasures.[5] Babylonian magic practices used sesame oil.[6] But it is not certain that the word "sesame" actually refers to the sesame plant or seed.[7] Sesame may be a reduplication of the Hebrew šem 'name', i.e. God, or a kabbalistic word representing the Talmudic šem-šāmayīm ("shem-shamayim"), 'name of heaven'.[8]"

[sussquid]

i always thought it was open sesame and i alawys thought tap water was called tab water but my mom told me after over a deckade of getting it wrong that it was tap water she never told me then she told me it was open says me and i didnt believe her ty for clearing that up for me

[KeizerHedorah]

Ive been called a jabroni one too many times.

[jessehatch]

thats not the origin i thought it was gnostic magic

[IamDMV]

😂😂 oh, You might not have heard but the TikTok generation trying to claim the line is "open Says me" 😂😂