Haft Seen

Haft-Seen also spelled as Haft Sīn (Persian: هفت‌سین‎‎, the seven seen's) is a tabletop (sofreh) 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 Seen (letter) (س) in the Persian alphabet.

The Haft-Seen items are:

1. Sabzeh (سبزه) – wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
2. Samanu (سمنو) – sweet pudding made from wheat germ – symbolizing affluence
3. Senjed (سنجد) – dried oleaster Wild Olive fruit – symbolizing love
4. Seer (سیر) – garlic – symbolizing the medicine and health
5. Seeb (سیب) – apple – symbolizing beauty
6. Somāq (سماق) – sumac fruit – symbolizing (the color of) sunrise
7. Serkeh (سرکه) – vinegar – symbolizing old-age and patience

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 Haft-Seen.