If you decide to go back to your pre Islamic roots and have a haft sheen instead of the Haft seen you’ll need these items:-
Extracted from “The mysteries of Mithras by Payam Nabarz” where the book refers to the writings of Dr. Paul Kriwaczek.
“Sharab (wine)” for celebration and the reason why haft sheen was changed to haft seen.
“Shir (milk)” for nourishment
“Sharbat (sherbet)” for enjoyment
“Shamshir (sword)” for security
“Shemshad (box)” for wealth
“Sham (candle)” for illumination more on this one further down
“Shahdaneh (hemp seeds)” for enlightenment
The other items the book has mentioned ( but not in the Dr. Paul Kriwaczek’s list) :–
An orange floating in a bowl of water representing the Earth floating in space
A goldfish in a bowl representing life and the end of astral year Pisces
A flask of rose water known for its cleansing properties
A pot of flowering (sonbol) hyacinth
Burning Esfand ( wild rue) to ward off evil spirits
A mirror representing the images and reflections of creation, as we celebrate the 1st day of Norooz believing that creation took place on the first day of spring
On either side of the mirror a candle for each child of the family.
Why bother? For one thing it is simply beautiful when you know what you are celebrating, with what and what for!
I just have to convince the Mrs and remember to buy long life milk.
