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Present your coins or sekeh on the Haft Seen table or wedding Sofreh in a different way than just a loose coins. The coins are arranged in the shape of daisy flower and decorated with spring blooms for added beauty. The flower petals are mix of gold and silver coins with calligraphic مبارک باد - congratulations on one side and calligraphic عشق - Love with two intertwined hearts on the other side.
"Haft Sin" is a historical symbolic spread that is consisted of seven items, one of which representing a concept. This spread is arranged either on the floor or on a table top right before Norooz, the Persian New Year. Today, Norooz is celebrated in few other countries such as India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan. The "Haft Sin" spread includes seven items all starting with the letter Seen/"س" in Farsi alphabet.
The "Haft Sin" items are: "Sabzeh (سبزه)" - Wheat, barley, mung beans, or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
"Samanoo (سمنو)" - Sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolizing affluence
"Senjed (سنجد)" - Dried oleaster, Lotus tree fruit - symbolizing love
"Seer (سیر)" - Garlic - symbolizing the medicine and health
"Seeb (سیب)" - Apple - symbolizing beauty
"Somagh (سماق)" - Sumac - Symbolizing the color of sunrise
"Serkeh (سرکه)"- Vinegar - symbolizing old age and patience
"Sekeh (سکه)" - Coins - Symbolizing wealth and prosperity and preferred
over "Serkeh" for Haft Sin set up by many
Items such as mirror, gold fish bowl, decorative eggs and "Divan Hafez" are added by some as other complimentary components of this spread.