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Dowla
Daula ( myz, ࡃࡀࡅࡋࡀ) is the first month of the Mandaean calendar. The month begins with Dehwa Rabba, or New Year's Day. Dehwa d-Šišlam Rabba is celebrated on the sixth day of the month. It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aquarius Aquarius may refer to: Astrology * Aquarius (astrology), an astrological sign * Age of Aquarius, a time period in the cycle of astrological ages Astronomy * Aquarius (constellation) * Aquarius in Chinese astronomy Arts and entertainment .... It currently corresponds to Jul / Aug in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar. References Months of the Mandaean calendar Aquarius in astrology {{Mandaeism-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandaean Calendar
The Mandaean calendar is a 365-day solar calendar used by the Mandaean people.Drower, Ethel Stefana. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1937. It consists of twelve 30-day months, with five extra days at the end of Šumbulta (the 8th month). The Parwanaya (or Panja) festival takes place during those five days. There is no leap year therefore every four years all Mandaean dates (like beginnings of the months or festivals) move one day back with respect to the Gregorian calendar. Months Each month is named after a constellation (''manzalta''). The Mandaic names of the 12 constellations of the Zodiac are derived from Aramaic common roots. As with the seven planets, overall the 12 constellations, frequently known as the ''trisar'' ( myz, ࡕࡓࡉࡎࡀࡓ, "The Twelve") or ''trisar malwašia'' ("Twelve Constellations") in Mandaean scriptures, are generally not viewed favorably in Mandaeism, since they constitute part of the entourage of Ruha, the Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehwa Rabba
Dehwa Rabba ( myz, ࡃࡉࡄࡁࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Dihba Rba, lit=Great Feast) or Nauruz Rabba ( myz, ࡍࡀࡅࡓࡅࡆ ࡓࡁࡀ, 'Great New Year') is the Mandaean New Year. It is the first day of Daula (or Dowla), the first month of the Mandaean calendar. Kanshiy u-Zahly ''Kanshī u-Zahli'' or ''Kanshiy u-Zahly'' ( myz, ࡊࡀࡍࡔࡉࡀ ࡅࡆࡀࡄࡋࡉࡀ, translit=Kanšia u-Zahlia, lit=cleaning and purification{{{rp, 113) is the day preceding Dehwa Rabba, or New Year's Eve. It is the 30th day of Gadia, the 12th month (i.e., the last day of the Mandaean year). On Kanshiy u-Zahly, Mandaeans do not work as it is a holy day. Mandaean priests spend the entire day performing prayers and masbuta until the afternoon, and also animals are slaughtered for consumption. Before the sun sets, Mandaeans prepare food for the following day of Dehwa Rabba and also perform '' ṭmasha'', or ritual immersion in water that does not require the assistance of a priest.{{cite book, last=Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadia (month)
Gadia ( myz, ࡂࡀࡃࡉࡀ) is the twelfth month of the Mandaean calendar. Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans on the 28th and 29th days of Gadia. The 30th and last day of Gadia is Kanshiy u-Zahly, or New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to .... Mandaeans clean and wash the whole household, perform baptism, and buying new clothes in preparation for the New Year. At sunset, Mandaeans will close their doors and stay inside for 36 hours to commemorate the assembly of the angels in heaven. It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Capricorn. It currently corresponds to Jun / Jul in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar. References Months of the Mandaean calendar Capricorn in astrology {{Mandaeism-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuna (month)
Nuna ( myz, ࡍࡅࡍࡀ) is the second month of the Mandaean calendar. Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans on the 25th day of Nuna. It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Pisces Pisces may refer to: * Pisces, an obsolete (because of land vertebrates) taxonomic superclass including all fish * Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign * Pisces (constellation), a constellation **Pisces Overdensity, an overdensity of stars in .... It currently corresponds to Aug / Sep in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar. References Months of the Mandaean calendar Pisces in astrology {{Mandaeism-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehwa D-Šišlam Rabba
The Feast of the Great Shishlam or Dehwa d-Šišlam Rabba ( myz, ࡃࡉࡄࡁࡀ ࡖࡔࡉࡔࡋࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, translit=Dihba ḏ-Šišlam Rba) or Nauruz Zūṭa ( myz, ࡍࡀࡅࡓࡅࡆ ࡆࡅࡈࡀ, 'Little New Year') is a Mandaean religious holiday that takes place on the 6th and 7th days of Daula (month), Daula, the first month of the Mandaean calendar. It is named after Shishlam, the Mandaean personification of the prototypical Mandaean priest, priest. The Night of Power takes place on the night of the 6th day (similar to Qadr Night), during which the heavenly gates of Abatur are open to the faithful. Priests visit Mandaean households and give them myrtle wreaths to hang on their houses for the rest of the year to protect against evil. The households also donate alms (''zidqa'') to the priests. Similarly, house blessings and chalking the door, door chalking also often take place on Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany, a Christian holiday typically celebrated on January 6. Pray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius (astrology)
Aquarius () is the eleventh astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the Aquarius (constellation), constellation Aquarius. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in the Aquarius sign between about January 20 and about February 18. Myth The water carrier represented by the zodiacal constellation Aquarius is Ganymede (mythology), Ganymede, a beautiful Phrygian youth. Ganymede was the son of Tros, king of Troy (according to Lucian, he was also the son of Dardanus). While tending to his father's flocks on Mount Ida, Ganymede was spotted by Zeus. The king of gods fell in love with him and flew down to the mountain in the form of a large bird, whisking Ganymede away to the heavens. Ever since, the boy has served as cupbearer to the gods. Ovid has Orpheus sing the tale. Constellation Aquarius is a winter constellation in the northern hemisphere, found near Pisces and Cetus. It is especially notable as the radiant for four meteor showers, the largest of which is the Souther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |