sentence: the '' haft chin '' items are : haft-sin the haft sīn items are : sabzeh -- wheat , barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish -- symbolizing rebirth samanu -- a sweet pudding made from germinated wheat -- symbolizing affluence senjed -- the dried fruit of the oleaster tree -- symbolizing love sīr -- garlic -- symbolizing medicine sīb -- apple -- symbolizing beauty and health somaq -- sumac berries -- symbolizing ( the color of ) sunrise serkeh -- vinegar -- symbolizing age and patience .