The beauty of setting a
#HaftSeen. My Haft Seens are normally different every year. love the process of shopping for all the items and thinking of creating ways to set it.
The main items are:
1. Somagh (sumac) : symbolizes the color of sunrise
2. Sekah (coins): symbolizes wealth and prosperity
3. Senjed (dried fruit from lotus tree): symbolizes love
4. Samanak (sweet pudding): symbolizes affluence
5. Sabzah (sprouts): symbolizes rebirth
6. Seb (apple): symbolizes health and beauty
7. Sir (garlic): symbolizes medicine
Additional items that begin with the letter “s” that are commonly seen on the Sofrah are:
Serkah (vinegar): symbolizes age and patience
Sonbol (hyacinth): a spring spring flower
Other items included are:
Mahi (fish): symbolizes life
Tokhmeh Morgh (egg): symbolizes fertility
Sham (candle): symbolizes enlightenment
Shirini (sweets): symbolizes spreading the sweetness
Ayina (mirror): the symbol of self-reflection
A book of poetry or prayer, which might be, Avesta, the...