Parwanaya
| Parwanaya Paruanaiia | |
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| Observed by | Mandaeans |
| Type | Religious, ethnic |
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Parwanaya (
Šumbulta (the 8th month) constitute the Parwanaya intercalary feast.[1] The festival celebrates the five days that Hayyi Rabbi created the uthri and the universe.[2]
Origins
The
feast days for different saints.[3]
Rituals
The Ṭabahata Masiqta (ascension of the soul ceremony for ancestors), and hawad mania rituals are held during the Parwanaya.[4]
Texts
Mandaean texts containing instructions for rituals performed during the Parwanaya include the Šarḥ ḏ-Parwanaiia ("Scroll of the Parwanaya")[5] and Šarḥ ḏ-Ṭabahata ("Scroll of the Ancestors").[6]
Gallery
Gallery of Mandaeans celebrating Parwanaya on the banks of the Tigris River in Amarah, Maysan Governorate, Iraq on 17 March 2019:
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See also
References
- ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ^ "Mandaean Calendar". Mandaean Synod of Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Alexandria: St Takla Haymanout, retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Collection: Parwanaya (Banja) Festival: Unedited Clips, The Worlds of Mandaean Priests, University of Exeter
- OCLC 62273841.
- OCLC 65198443.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parwanaya.
- Slideshow: The Iranian Mandaeans at Parwanaya (Panja) time (in Ahvaz, Iran)
