Norooz Haft Seen

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get inspired to set up your own Norooz/Nowruz Sofreh Haft Seen this year! Co-hosts Bita and Beata give an overview of the Persian New Year and encourage everyone to set up the traditional place setting with 7 symbolic items (or with whatever items you can get your hands on!)</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Highlights of Norooz (also spelled Nowruz)</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It is the biggest Persian holiday and celebrated by other nationalities and countries as well</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It means new day and a time of renewal and rebirth</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Celebrated at the Spring Equinox for 13 days</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Youngers pay respect to elders, and in exchange the elders give them money or “Aid-e”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ends with “Sezdeh Bedar” - get out of the house on the 13th day for a picnic. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more about Norooz in the Modern Persian Food podcast 3-part series episodes 22, 23, and 24 (see links below).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sofreh Haft Seen is a special place setting with 7 symbolic items starting with the Farsi letter which has the sound of “s”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Items on the Haft-seen place setting or sofreh can include:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seeb - apple, representing health</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seer - garlic, representing good health</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Somagh