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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 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.
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 ...
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The story of Amu Nowruz and Nane Sarma is one of the symbolic legends of the transition from the old year to the new year: . According to legend an old woman named Nane Sarma ("Grandma Frost") is the wife of Amu Nowruz but can only see him on this one night of the year, after which she leaves him and goes on her way until the next year.
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