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37 Traditions We practiced many fascinating Nowruz traditions every year. It starts a month before including all the preparations and a Persian festival called a "Charshanbe Suri," the last Wednesdays prior to Nowruz. At the time of sunset, Families and friends congregate around the fire, dance and jump over it one person at a time, singing out loud a Chaharshanbe Suri chants in Persian, which translates to: "Give me your blush of red, and I give you my yellow pallor in return." This celebration dates back to ancient Persian festivals when the fire was revered as the holy element, and it was a symbol of purity and cleansing. The ancient people believed jumping over bonfires takes away negative energy and problems and gets fulfillment, warmth, and energy. Furthermore, Iranians try to make themselves and everything around fresh or new to welcome the spring. They clean and redecorate their houses, not ordinary; it is called "Khane Takani," literally shaking the house! :).
38 Haftsin: Haft-sin or 7Ss is the main element of Nowruz, and every family customarily sets aside a space for Haft-sin to commemorate Nowruz. It is a collection of items starting with sound "s," representing different hope for the New Year. These seven items consist of 1) "Sabze, "wheatgrass, which symbolizes rebirth. 2) "Seeb," an apple, which represents health. 3) "Senjed," a dried sweet fruit, the symbol of love and wisdom. 4) "Seer," garlic, representing Medicine and taking care of ourselves. 5) "Serkeh," vinegar, showing satisfaction and eternity. 6) "Somagh," a Persian spice, symbolizing patience and the sunrise of a new day. 7) "Samanu," a great nutritive and time consuming to cook desert that its sweetness exclusively comes from wheat germs, a symbol of power and strength. People usually put other items on their haft sin. For instance, "Sonbol" a kind of flower showing spring arrival, "Saat" clock, "Seke" coins, a mirror as a reflection symbol, candles, Divan-e-Hafez, a book containing all remaining poems from Iranian poet "Hafez," holy book, painted eggs, and sometimes goldfish in the water representing movement and life.
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