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| Come see more graphics on emo kitty's profile! NowRuz, NoRuz, NoRooz Persian New Year First Day of Spring, A New Season, A New Year  A few days prior to the New Year, a special cover is spread on to the Persian carpet or on a table in every Persian household. This ceremonial table is called cloth of seven dishes, (each one beginning with the Persian letter cinn). The number seven has been sacred in Iran since the ancient times, and the seven dishes stand for the seven angelic heralds of life-rebirth, health, happiness, prosperity, joy, patience, and beauty. The symbolic dishes consist of The Spread of The Seven "S"'s (sofre-ye haft sin) 1.Sabzeh or sprouts, usually wheat or lentil representing rebirth. 2.Samanu is a pudding in which common wheat sprouts are transformed and given new life as a sweet, creamy pudding and represents the ultimate sophistication of Persian cooking. 3.Sib means apple and represents health and beauty. 4.Senjed the sweet, dry fruit of the Lotus tree, represents love. It has been said that when lotus tree is in full bloom, its fragrance and its fruit make people fall in love and become oblivious to all else. 5.Sir which is garlic in Persian, represents medicine. 6.Somaq sumac berries, represent the color of sunrise; with the appearance of the sun Good conquers Evil. 7.Serkeh or vinegar, represents age and patience. |
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