Daula (), alternatively known as Šabaṭ (), is the first month of the

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 ...

. The month begins with Dehwa Rabba, or New Year's Day. The

Feast of the Great Shishlam The Feast of the Great Shishlam or Dehwa d- Šišlam Rabba () or Nauruz Zūṭa (, 'Little New Year') is a Mandaean religious holiday that takes place on the 6th and 7th days of Daula, the first month of the Mandaean calendar. It is named af ...

is celebrated on the sixth day of the month. It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aquarius. It currently corresponds to July / August in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.

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Months of the Mandaean calendar Aquarius in astrology {{Mandaeism-stub