April 20^th, the first day of spring, the first day of the Iranian solar year, is called Nowruz and has been registered in the United Nations.This celebration has been held every year since ancient Iran.

 Among the customs that can be mentioned for Nowruz are:

Cleaning the house, visiting and greeting family and friends, Haji Firooz (a man in red dress who make his face black and dance and play music in the street), Planting Sabzeh, ‌ Coloring eggs, cooking Sabzi polo and fish, Eidi (giving money to people who come to visit and greet you as Eidi), 13 be dar (13^th day of Nowrouz, which all go out and throw their Sabzeh away), going to the grave of the dead on the last Thursday of the year and the most importantly Haftsin (Seven (haft) Item start with S (Sin)).

Wonderful Iran Tour wants to tell you about the Haftsin and its symbols.

 The number 7 in ancient Iran was a sacred number and a symbol of immortality. For this reason, seven were used. During the Sassanids and before Islam, there were seven Shin (that is, seven symbols that began with the letter Sh), including: ‌Wine, Honey, Boxwood, Anemone, Syrup, Candle, Milk (‌In Persian, all these items begin with Sh)

In ancient Iran, this table included these items:

Water and Green symbolize light

The fireplace symbolizes the stability of light and heat

Milk symbolizes resurrection and rebirth

Eggs symbolize race and sperm

The mirror is a symbol of transparency and purity

Senjed (Elm) is a symbol of love and fertility

Apple symbolizes love and health

Pomegranate is a symbol of holiness

Coins symbolize blessing and sustenance

The fish symbolizes the month of Esfand (March)

Sour Orange symbolizes the earth orb

And rosewater, bread, branches of the sacred tree (olive, fig, willow ...) and the Bible were also used to set the table.