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Haft Sin has been connected to the word “haft chin,” which denotes seven picks, in certain root searches. Seven was regarded as a sacred number in the Sasanian faith, and at this time, individuals planted seven seeds on seven distinct pillars. Iranians offer Haft Sin for either the twelve sacred tower numbers or the number seven Amshaspand.
The Haft-sin table may also include a mirror, candles, painted eggs, a bowl of water, goldfish, coins, hyacinth, and traditional confectioneries. A "book of wisdom" such as the Quran, Bible, Avesta, the Šāhnāme of Ferdowsi, or the divān of Hafez may also be included. [81] Haft-sin's origins are not clear.
Haft Seen traditional table of Norouz Sofre-ye Haft-Sin : sofre (tablecloth), haft (seven), sin (the letter S [س]). Al-Bīrūnī said: Haft-sin came from Jamshid since he destroyed the evil that made Persian lands weak, so on the first day of Iranian calendar people celebrated Norouz and they put 7 different symbolic items on their table as a ...
Persian Baháʼís may observe some of the Iranian customs associated with Nowruz such as the Haft Sîn, while American Baháʼí communities, for example, may have a potluck dinner, along with prayers and readings from Baháʼí scripture. In the northern hemisphere Naw-Rúz marks the coming of spring.
According to legend, King Jamshid discovered sugar on the Persian new year, Nowruz. Therefore, there is the custom of celebrating Nowruz with seven sweet foods, in addition to the traditional other seven foods at the Haft-sin. [3] The seven sweets are: Noghl, sugar-coated almonds flavored with rose water; Persian Baklava, pistachio almond pastry
Haft Mēwa (Dari: هفت میوه): In Afghanistan, people prepare Haft Mēwa (literally translates as Seven Fruits) in addition to or instead of Haft Sin which is common in Iran. Haft Mewa is like a fruit salad made from seven different dried fruits , served in their own syrup .
The arrival of spring has been celebrated in Asia Minor since neolithic times.The root of this story goes back to ancient Iranian legends, retold in General History by scientist Dinawari, [15] The Meadows of Gold by Muslim historian Masudi, [16] the Shahnameh, a poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD, and the Sharafnameh by the medieval Kurdish historian Sherefxan Bidlisi.
Haft may refer to: Haft, another name for the hilt of a bayonet, dagger, knife, or sword; Haft (or helve), the shaft or handle of an arrow, axe, or spear; The narrow constricted part of the standards and falls near the center of the iris flower; Haft, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran