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Haft seen
Haft-Seen also spelled as Haft Sīn (Persian, the seven seen's) is a tabletop arrangement of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian/Afghan new year. The haft-seen table includes seven items all starting with the letter seen (س) in the Persian alphabet.
The Haft-Seen items are:
Sabzeh - wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
Samanu - sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolizing affluence
Senjed - dried oleaster Wild Olive fruit - symbolizing love
Seer - garlic - symbolizing the medicine and health.
Seeb - apple - symbolizing beauty.
Somāq - sumac fruit - symbolizing (the color of) sunrise.
Serkeh - vinegar - symbolizing old-age and patience
Each Haft-Seen item is a symbol of an ancient Persian holy spirit dedicated, 5 of which are spirits of 5 months in the Persian calendar:
Sabzeh is the symbol for the spirit of Ordibehesht (2nd month of Persian Calendar) who is the owner of vast clean oceans.
Samanu - is the symbol for the spirit of Shahrivar (6th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of grocery.
Senjed - is the symbol for the spirit of Khordad (3rd month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of love and affection.
Somāq - is the symbol for the spirit of Bahman (11th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of rain.
Serkeh - is the symbol for the spirit of Mordad (the 5th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of immortality.
Seeb - is the symbol for the woman spirit, the Sepandar Mazd, who is the symbol of rebirth and health.
Seer - is the symbol of the highest spirit of worship, the Ahura Mazda.
The following items may also appear on the Haft-Seen table as ornaments or for the sake of completeness. Although some of these items are Persian symbols, they are not the main part of the traditional HaftSeeen.
Divan-e Hafez, a Persian poetry book.
a mirror
a goldfish in a bowl represents life and the end of astral year-picas (Goldfish is originally a symbol Chinese new year)
a low brazier full of fire
a lamp
sprays of cypress or pine
pomegranates
painted eggs
coins as a symbol of wealth
candles for each member of the family
a bowl of water
wheat or bread
Haft seen
Haft-Seen also spelled as Haft Sīn (Persian, the seven seen's) is a tabletop arrangement of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian/Afghan new year. The haft-seen table includes seven items all starting with the letter seen (س) in the Persian alphabet.
The Haft-Seen items are:
Sabzeh - wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
Samanu - sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolizing affluence
Senjed - dried oleaster Wild Olive fruit - symbolizing love
Seer - garlic - symbolizing the medicine and health.
Seeb - apple - symbolizing beauty.
Somāq - sumac fruit - symbolizing (the color of) sunrise.
Serkeh - vinegar - symbolizing old-age and patience
Each Haft-Seen item is a symbol of an ancient Persian holy spirit dedicated, 5 of which are spirits of 5 months in the Persian calendar:
Sabzeh is the symbol for the spirit of Ordibehesht (2nd month of Persian Calendar) who is the owner of vast clean oceans.
Samanu - is the symbol for the spirit of Shahrivar (6th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of grocery.
Senjed - is the symbol for the spirit of Khordad (3rd month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of love and affection.
Somāq - is the symbol for the spirit of Bahman (11th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of rain.
Serkeh - is the symbol for the spirit of Mordad (the 5th month of Persian Calendar) who is the symbol of immortality.
Seeb - is the symbol for the woman spirit, the Sepandar Mazd, who is the symbol of rebirth and health.
Seer - is the symbol of the highest spirit of worship, the Ahura Mazda.
The following items may also appear on the Haft-Seen table as ornaments or for the sake of completeness. Although some of these items are Persian symbols, they are not the main part of the traditional HaftSeeen.
Divan-e Hafez, a Persian poetry book.
a mirror
a goldfish in a bowl represents life and the end of astral year-picas (Goldfish is originally a symbol Chinese new year)
a low brazier full of fire
a lamp
sprays of cypress or pine
pomegranates
painted eggs
coins as a symbol of wealth
candles for each member of the family
a bowl of water
wheat or bread