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Event planner Lily Aroosi, native of Iran, is seen in a mirror along with a Rumi book and haft seen or seven ’s’ elements displayed during the Persian New Year celebration at the second annual Nowruz Market 1403 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 9, 2024. n Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The ‘half seen’ or seven ’s’ in Farsi means seven items starting with the letter ’s’ such as apple, garlic, wheat, hyacinth flower, sumac, vinegar and jujube or dried fruit.
An altar set with the “half seen” or seven “s” which in Farsi means seven items starting with the letter “s” such as apple, garlic, wheat, hyacinth flower, sumac, vinegar and jujube or dried fruit. Other items included in the spread are a mirror and a candle which represent light, gold coins for prosperity, eggs for fertility, a bowl of goldfish for life, and a sour orange in a bowl of water symbolizing planet Earth, explains event planner Lily Aroosi, a native of Iran.
Baklava made by Meena Hussain is one of the food items for sale during the Persian New Year at the second annual Nowruz Market 1403 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Chef Meena Rezaei sells torshies or pickled vegetables during the Persian New Year celebration at the second annual Nowruz Market 1403 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Artist Yasmeen Abedifard sells risograph prints during the Persian New Year at the second annual Nowruz Market 1403 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
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