page_title: Haft-sin
section_title: Items of Haft Seen
hierarchical_section_title: Haft-sin / Items of Haft Seen
caption_attribution_description: Sumac at spice market
context_page_description: Haft-sin or Haft-seen is an arrangement of seven symbolic items whose names start with the letter "س" pronounced as "seen" the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet; haft is Persian for seven. It is traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring on the Northern Hemisphere.
context_section_description: The following are the primary items of Haft-sin, whose Persian names begin with the letter sin in the Persian alphabet.
  Sabzeh (سبزه) – wheat, barley, mung bean, or lentil sprouts grown in a dish.
  Samanu (سمنو) – wheat germ sweet pudding.
  Senjed (سنجد) – Persian olive.
  Serkeh (سرکه) – vinegar.
  Seeb (سیب) – apple.
  Seer (سیر) – garlic.
  Somāq (سماق) – sumac.
  Coins (سکه sekke), hyacinth (سنبل sonbol), and clock (ساعت saat) are sometimes included too. Other symbolic items that are typically used to accompany Haft-sin include a mirror, candles, painted eggs, goldfish, and traditional Persian confectioneries.
  A "book of wisdom" is also commonly included, which might be the Quran, the Bible, the Avesta, the Shahnameh, or the divān of Hafez.
caption: Somāq
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