While crossing the main door, one reaches the hashti, which is a space of distribution and circulation. Hasht, which means eight, is an allusion to an octagone with several directions which makes it possible to direct the person towards the various parts of the house, the andaruni or the birouni, towards the court or other dependences, according to the goal and the reasons of the visit. In Badrood it is a rectangular room.

Initially, the hashti was intended to regulate the access and circulation towards the courses: private (andarouni), semi-public (birouni) reserved for the reception from abroad and the access to spaces of service.

Andaruni
In traditional Persian residential architecture, the andaruni, is in contrast to the biruni, and is a part of the House in which the private quarters are established. This is specifically where the women of the House are free to move about without being seen by an outsider (Na mahram). The only men allowed in the Andaruni are the members of the family, the relatives and guests allowed in under special circumstances.

The court would usually be situated in the Andaruni.
Sometimes, we can find close to the hashti, a reception room to accomodate the foreigners, which makes it possible to the owner to carry out his talks without transgressing the family intimacy. This room is completely isolated from the private part of the house and the court and its site do not allow any sight or intrusion.

Decoration of the Hashti
There is in this hashti an old wooden breadchest coming from Abyaneh, a nearby village. The decoration of this chest varies, like a calendar, according to a selected topic (the calligraphy, Avicenne, Hafez, the Dervish, Qajar dynasty and photography, a traditional house of tea…), or to seasons and events like Ashura or Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.

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Ashura

The Day of Ashura (Arabic: عاشوراء‎) is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram. Instituted by Mahomet, before the introduction of the fast of the Ramadan, muslims have to fast on these two days and the second one ,which is the 10th of mouharram, gave the name to this event.

Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of Muhammad) and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imam, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shia Twelvers.

Husayn ibn 'Alī is exalted by all the Shia as a martyr who fought tyranny as he refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid, the Umayyad caliph. He rose up to create a regime that would reinstate a "true" Islamic polity as opposed to what he considered the unjust rule of the Umayyad. As a consequence, Husayn was killed and beheaded in the Battle of Karbala in 680 with 72 relatives and partisans (61AH) .The anniversary of his Shahid (martyrdom) is called Ashura (tenth day of Muharram) and is a day of mourning for Shia Muslims.This is day is also called "day of grief".

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Nowrūz

Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, originally "New Light") is the name of the Iranian New Year and marks the first day of spring which is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21. This day has a significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians and its roots in Ancient Persia.

The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years.During the meeting of The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United Nations, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Haft Sîn (Persian: هفت سین) or the seven 'S's is a major traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Iranian spring celebration.Today the haft sin table includes seven symbolic vegetal items starting with the letter 'S' or Sīn (س) in the Persian alphabet.

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The Haft Sīn items are:

• sabzeh - wheat, barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth
• samanu - a sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolizing affluence
• senjed - the dried fruit of the oleaster tree - symbolizing love
• sīr - garlic - symbolizing medicine
• sīb - apples - symbolizing beauty and health
• somaq - sumac berries - symbolizing (the color of) sunrise
• serkeh - vinegar - symbolizing age and patience.

Other items on the table may include:

• Sonbol - Hyacinth (plant)
• Sekkeh - Coins - representative of wealth
• traditional Iranian pastries such as baghlava, toot, naan-nokhodchi
• Aajeel - dried nuts, berries and raisins
• lit candles (enlightenment and happiness)
• a mirror (symbolizing cleanness and honesty)
• decorated eggs, sometimes one for each member of the family (fertility)
• a bowl of water with goldfish (life within life, and the sign of Pisces which the sun is leaving). As an essential object of the Nowruz table, this goldfish is also "very ancient and meaningful" and with Zoroastrian connection.
• rosewater, believed to have magical cleansing powers
• the national colours, for a patriotic touch
• a holy book (e.g., the Avesta, Qur'an) and/or a poetry book (almost always either the Shahnameh or the Divan of Hafez.