In Photos: Nowruz Celebrations from Around the World

  • Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 | Last update: Wednesday، 20 March 2024

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The UN has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day — a celebration of spring and the connection between humans and nature. Here, we look at how different societies celebrate Nowruz:

The following are the primary items of Haft-sin, whose Persian names begin with the letter sin in the Persian alphabet. 

  1. Sabzi (سبزی) – wheat, barley, mung bean, or lentil sprouts grown in a dish.
  2. Samanu (سمنو) – wheat germ sweet pudding.
  3. Senjed (سنجد) – Oleaster
  4. Serkeh (سرکه) – vinegar.
  5. Seeb (سیب) – apple.
  6. Seer (سیر) – garlic.
  7. Somāq (سماق) – sumac.

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Coins (سکه sekke), hyacinth (سنبل sonbol), and clock (ساعت saat) are sometimes included too. Other symbolic items that are typically used to accompany Haft-sin include a mirror, candles, painted eggs, goldfish, and traditional Persian confections.

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