• About us
  • Membership
  • Contact us
  • Sun June 21, 2026

  • Home
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • International
  • Multimedia
  • Tourism

Goldfish buyers herald Norouz

  1. Society
March 3, 2017 - 13:47

TEHRAN - With Norouz - the Iranian New Year starting on March 21 - approaching, people buy goldfish which adorns haft-seen table, an arrangement of seven symbolic items all starting with the letter S in the Persian alphabet. According to the tradition, a goldfish in a bowl represents life. Mehrnews/ Mohammad Moheimany

Related News

  • Iranian Haft-Seen tablecloth embellishes Wellington library

Tags

  • Goldfish
  • Norouz

Leave a Comment

Latest

  • Target set for collecting 35mcm of flare gas to be achieved by end of 14th government

  • IRCS proposes UN bodies set up humanitarian training center in West Asia

  • Robustness of Iran’s food security structure proven during crises: agriculture minister

  • ‘Reducing Iran's oil exports to zero; A wish that never came true’

  • Annual monetary, forex policy conference calls for structural economic reform, inflation control

  • Bakhtiarizadeh extends deal with Esteghlal for two years

  • Iran female kumite win gold in AKF Senior Championships

  • Iran’s Olfati seizes bronze in 2026 Asian Artistic Gymnastics

  • Iran’s travel restrictions in U.S. to be eased

  • Iranian brothers Nemati win gold in AKF Senior Championships

  • 15354

  • US-Israeli coalition reached strategic deadlock, Iranian commanders say

  • Iran, US set for technical talks in Switzerland 

  • 10 sobering lessons the war on Iran forced into the open

  • The end of a 100-day war 

Desktop version Mobile version
Top
  • About us
  • Membership
  • Contact us
  • Home
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • International
  • Multimedia
  • Tourism

All Content by Mehr News Agency is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Developed by: Nastooh Designed by: Pixel Studio