Persian New Year (Nowrooz)

20-21 March, Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) Haft Sīn (Persian:, the seven seen's) is a tabletop arrangement of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Persian new year. The haft-seen table includes seven items all starting with the letter S ( seen) in the Persian alphabet.
The Haft-Seen items are:
Sabzeh – wheat, mung bean or lentil growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
Samanu – sweet pudding made from wheat germ – symbolizing affluence
Senjed – dried oleaster mountain ash 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
Also some other thing are included and have meaning as well, like:
Candel & Mirror - lights and expressiveness
Egg- life
Hyaicinth - spring

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