In the
Mandaean calendar, Dehwa Daimana (written
Mandaic Mandaic may refer to:
* Mandaic language
* Mandaic alphabet
** Mandaic (Unicode block)
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transliteration: ''Dihba ḏ-Yamana'', ''Dihba Daimana'', or ''Dihba Rba ḏ-Daima'') is a festival celebrating the birthday of
John the Baptist, the Mandaean greatest and final prophet.
Children are
baptized
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
for the first time during this festival.
It is celebrated on the first day of
Hiṭia
Hiṭia ( myz, ࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ) is the eleventh month of the Mandaean calendar. The first day of the month is Dehwa Daimana, the birthday of John the Baptist
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Fo ...
, which is the 11th month of the
Mandaean calendar that corresponds to the Hebrew month
Kislev.
See also
*
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
References
External links
Children's Baptism Day (River and Pool)- Sydney (January 2015). ''The Worlds of Mandaean Priests''.
Observances on non-Gregorian calendars
Mandaean holidays
Saint John's Day
John the Baptist
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