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Haft sîn (Persian: هفت سین) or the seven 'S's is a major tradition of Norouz, the traditional Iranian new year. The haft sin items are:

  1. sabzeh - barley, sprouts growing in a dish, symbolizing rebirth
  2. samanu - a sweet pudding made from wheat germs, symbolizing affluence
  3. senjed - the dried fruit of the oleaster tree ("Persian olive", Elaeagnus angustifolia), symbolizing love
  4. sîr - garlic, symbolizing medicine
  5. sîb - apples, symbolizing beauty and health
  6. somaq - sumac berries, symbolizing (the color of) sunrise
  7. serkeh - vinegar, symbolizing age and patience
See Haft sin table
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