The traditional table setting of Nowruz is Haft-Sin (Persian: هفت‌سین) or the seven ‘S’s. The haft seen table includes seven specific items, all starting with the sin (س) in the Persian alphabet.

The Haft Seen items are:

1. Sabzeh – wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish – symbolising rebirth
2. Samanu – sweet pudding made from wheat germ – symbolising affluence
3. Senjed – dried oleaster fruit – symbolising love
4. Sir – garlic – symbolising medicine
5. Sib – apples – symbolising beauty and health
6. Somāq – sumac fruit – symbolising (the color of) sunrise
7. Serkeh – vinegar – symbolising old-age and patience

Haft Seen may also include decorated eggs symbolising fertility, a bowl with goldfish symbolising life, poetry book, such as the Shahnameh or the Divan of Hafez, or a religious text such as the Quran or Avesta.