Nowruz...
Aujourd'hui, Sherry and Yasaman sont venues nous présenté le Haft Sin, la table dressée pour la nouvelle année iranienne.
Today, we listen to Sherry and Yasaman who teach us about the Haft Sin, the table that we set for the new year, Nowruz.
The "Haft Chin" items are:
- Mirror - symbolizing Sky
- Apple - symbolizing Earth
- Candles - symbolizing Fire
- Golab - rose water symbolizing Water
- Sabzeh - wheat, or barley sprouts symbolizing Plants
- Goldfish - symbolizing Animals
- Painted Eggs - symbolizing Humans and Fertility
The Haft Seen items are:
- Sabzeh - wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolising rebirth
- Samanu - sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolising affluence
- Senjed - dried oleaster fruit - symbolising love
- Sir - (Persian: سیر)- garlic - symbolising medicine
- Sib - (Persian: سیب)- apples - symbolising beauty and health
- Somāq - sumac fruit - symbolising (the color of) sunrise
- Serkeh - (Persian: سرکه) - vinegar - symbolising old-age and patience
A slightly less traditional Haft Seen may also include:
- Sonbol - the fragrant hyacinth flower - symbolising the coming of spring
- Sekkeh - coins - symbolising prosperity
- Iranianpastries such as Baqlava ,
- Ājil - driednuts, berries and raisins
- lit candles symbolising enlightenment and happiness
- a mirror symbolising Truth, the reflection of the Real World
- decorated eggs, sometimes one for each member of the family symbolising fertility
- a bowl with goldfish symbolising life, and the constellation of Pisces which the Sun is leaving
- water with a bitter orange in it symbolising Earth "floating" in space
- A poetry book, such as the Shahnameh or the Divan of Hafiz, or a religious text
Thank you to Sherry and Yasaman ...Here are some more pictures :
