Haft-sin

Haft Seen or Haft sin (Persian: هفت‌سین) is an arrangement of seven symbolic items which names start with the letter "س" (pronounced as "seen"), the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet; "haft" (هفت) is Persian for "seven".^[1]^[2] 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 in the Northern Hemisphere.

^ Campo, Juan Eduardo (2009). "Nawruz". Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase Publishing. pp. 524–525. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "Noruz, manifestation of culture of peace, friendship among societies". Tehran Times. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[Nowruz-1] Campo, Juan Eduardo (2009). "Nawruz". Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase Publishing. pp. 524–525. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[Noruz-2] "Noruz, manifestation of culture of peace, friendship among societies". Tehran Times. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

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