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Hand crafted senjed flower is made with fresh senjeds and white faux flower accents that have been sealed. The deep brown of the senjed makes the white flowers pop and add beauty to your Haft Seen table. As flowers are symbol of Spring, this Senjed arrangement will bring more life to your table and the neutral colors fits in with many different Haft Seen designs.
Do Not Eat. Senjed flower is for decorative purposes only.
A Haft Sin is a historical symbolic spread consisting of seven items starting with the letter Seen or س in Farsi that represent different concepts. The Haft Seen 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 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
Other items commonly found on the Haft Seen table include a mirror, gold fish bowl, decorative eggs and Divan Hafez.