Hurtig opsummering: Haft betyder 7, Seen er bogstavet S, så på bordet er der 7 ting som starter med S som symboliserer forskellige ting for det nye år. Jeg så dog nogle borde hvor jeg helt sikkert talte mere end 7 ting, så man kan godt fortolke det lidt frit. Nedenfor er et udvalg af "S'er" + nogle andre ting som gerne skal med på bordet.
@ N ~ I think I promised you a walk through the Iranian "Haft Seen" table which is an essential part of their New Year's celebrations, and that is what we are going to do today. The Persian New Year is celebrated at the spring equinox and it is called Norouz which translates directly as New Day.
Haft means 7 and Seen is the letter S - so, basically (as I wrote before), the table is decorated with seven things that all start with S and all symbolise something special for the new year.
To be honest, on quite a few tables I spotted more than 7 s'es so you can "customise" this quite a bit I think :-) The list below also has more than seven items on it ... and there are a few extras which also go on the table.
Pari's Haft Seen table
Goltala's Haft Seen table
(a more manageable size for someone like me :-)
Goltala's Grandma's Haft Seen table
Haft Seen display at a café in Tehran
First thing on the list is the SABZEH - sprouts. Usually wheat, but also sometimes lentils or mung beans or something like that. This symbolises rebirth.
SABZEH
spirede hvedekerner eller bønner,
som symboliserer genfødsel
Then there is SEEB, apples, which symbolise beauty and health. Apologies for the bad pic.
SEEB - æbler, som symboliserer skønhed og
helbred. Fotografen beklager billedkvaliteten.
Next up is SENJED which is some sort of dried fruit (symbolises love), SERKEH - vinegar (symbolises age and patience), and SOMAGH - sumac, a type of spice (the sunrise)
SENJED - en slags tørret frugt som symboliserer kærlighed
SERKEH - eddike (i gamle dage var det vist vin, men
det er ikke lige sagen nutildags) som symboliserer
alder(dom) og tålmodighed
SOMAGH - et krydderi, som symboliserer solopgangen
Then we have SAMANOO which is a kind of sweet creamy "pudding" made from wheat germ -I think- (symbolises affluence), SIR - garlic, pronounced [seer] (symbolises medicine), and SEKKEH - coins (symbolise wealth/prosperity)
SAMANOO - en cremet sød sag, lavet af spirede
hvedekerner (jeg har ikke helt forstået hvordan), som
symboliserer velstand
SIR - hvidløg; symboliserer medicin
SEKKEH - mønter, som symboliserer rigdom
Other things you may like to have on your Haft Seen table: the Koran. A book of poems by Hafez. Candles. A mirror. Flowers. Decorated eggs. And GOLD FISH!!
Du kan også dekorere dit Haft Seen bord med: en bog (typisk Koranen, eller en bog af Irans nationaldigter Hafez). Stearinlys. Et spejl. Blomster. Malede eller pyntede æg (påskeæg :-). Og naturligvis GULDFISK.
Hvis guldfiskene fra sidste nytår er døde, kan du nok få fat i en ny. I hvert fald hvis du bor i Iran.
And don't worry if last year's goldfish didn't make it (they usually don't). It's quite easy to get hold of a new one:
1 comment:
I love this...thank you for sharing! Learning about new customs/culture is great...and the pics are awesome!
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