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Haft seen without garlic?

be fore you read the story:

A major tradition of Norouz is the setting of the Haft Seen 

(هفت سین) - the seven 'S's, seven items starting with letter S 

or "seen" (س) in Persian alphabet), which are seven specific 

items on a table symbolically corresponding to the seven 

creations and the seven holy immortals protecting them. 

Today they are changed and modified but some have kept 

their symbolism. Every family attempts to set as beautiful a 

Haft Seen table as they can, as it is not only of special 

spiritual meaning to them, but also is noticed by visitors to 

their house during Norouzi visitations and is a reflection of 

their good taste.

The following list is an example of some common Haft Seen 

items, though there isn't consensus as to which 

seven:(next page)

sabzeh - wheat, barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish (symbolising rebirth)

samanu - a sweet pudding made from wheat germ (symbolising affluence)

senjed - the dried fruit of the jujube tree (love)

seer - garlic (medicine)

seeb - apples, (beauty and health)

somaq - sumac berries (the colour of the sunrise)

serkeh - vinegar (age and patience)

sonbol - the fragrant hyacinth flower (the coming of spring)

sekkeh - coins (prosperity and wealth)

Other items on the table may include:

pastries

lit candles (enlightenment and happiness)

a mirror

painted eggs, perhaps one for each member of the family (fertility)

a bowl with two goldfish (life, and the sign of Pisces which the sun is leaving)

a bowl of water with an orange in it (the earth floating in space)

rose water for its magical cleansing powers

the national colours, for a patriotic touch

a holy book (e.g., the Qur'an, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Bible, Torah or the Avesta) or a poetry 

book (almost always either the Shahnama or of Hafez) 

Only 3 hour left of the year.Sara make all of thing ready she 

wear her dress and clean the house and make Haft-seen.

now she is waiting for the new year.

she looking haft-seen.

She count the thing start with 

*S*...1.......2.........3..........4.........5.......6.........

6???where is the last one?

who is not here?

she say all thing that are in Haft-seen:

seeb(apple)

somaq 

senjed

sabzeh(wheat)

samanu

sekkeh(coin)

seer(garlic)...

where is garlic?

She ask apple:

hi! How are you? you don't know where is garlic?

apple say:

hi Sara!garlic is lost? oh   what a bad news!!! i come with 

you to found he.

Sara say:

thank you!

They go in bath room,they go in all of room they are 

tired.

at the end they go in kitchen...

Under the table they see a garlic.

it make apple and Sara very happy!

but garlic crying Sara say:

Hi garlic!why you are crying?

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