Norooz Part 2, Persian New Year Haft-Seen and Food

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode #23, co-hosts Bita and Beata continue exploring Norooz (the Persian New Year) including what traditionally goes on the symbolic Haft-Seen table setting, and foods that are served traditionally as well as modern-day.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haft-Seen translation - ‘haft’ means 7 in Farsi, ‘seen’ stands for the letter that represents words that start with the ‘s’ sound</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Items traditionally on the ‘haft-seen’ table that start with the ‘s’ sound and what they might symbolize or represent - choose 7 from the list</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seeb - Farsi for apple - for beauty and health</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sonbol - Farsi for Hyacinth flowers for beauty </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seer - garlic - for health</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Serkeh - vinegar for aging and patience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Senjed - dried wild olives - for love</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Samanou - what sprout pudding - for patience, power, and bravery </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sabzeh - green grass (grown from lentils, bung beans, or wheat) - for growth and newness</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sekeh - coins - for wealth and prosperity</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other items often on the New Year spread along with their meanings</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Goldfish - for movement and life</span></li> <li style="fon