Haft-seen

Now the time is suitable for introducing Haft-seen.

Haft-seen:
In the first day of Nowruz, the special table with seven specific items will be provided in every Iranian houses.
You like to know more information about this Iranian custom, don’t you?
This especial table has seven items that all start with the Persian letter “Seen” or the English letter “S.” Each one of these things is the symbol of life.

The symbolic table consists of:
1. Sabzeh or sprouts, usually wheat or lentil represents rebirth.
2. Samanu is a pudding in which common wheat sprouts are transformed and given new life as a sweet, represents the ultimate sophistication of Persian cooking.
3. Seeb means apple and represents health and beauty.
4. Senjed the sweet, dry fruit of the Lotus tree represents love.
5. Seer which is garlic in Persian represents medicine.
6. Somaq, sumac berries, represents the color of sunrise.
7. Serkeh or vinegar represents age and patience.

Other symbols that we usually put on the table are:
. A few coins as a wealth
. painted eggs as a fertility
. Orange floating in a bowl of water represents the earth floating in space
. Goldfish as a symbol of being live or life
. A mirror which reflects images of table
. Candles for its brightness
. Holy book