Dehwa Daimana

Dehwa Daimana
Also called	Dihba ḏ-Yamana, Dihba Daimana, Dihba Rba ḏ-Daima
Observed by	Mandaeans
Type	Religious
Significance	Birthday of John the Baptist

In the Mandaean calendar, Dehwa Daimana (written Mandaic 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.^[1] Children are baptized for the first time during this festival.^[2]: 28 It is celebrated on the first day of Hiṭia, which is the 11th month of the Mandaean calendar that corresponds to the Hebrew month Kislev.^[3]

See also

• Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

References

1. Brikhah S. Nasoraia (2012). "Sacred Text and Esoteric Praxis in Sabian Mandaean Religion" (PDF).
2. Nasoraia, Brikha H.S. (2021). The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought. New Delhi: Sterling. ISBN 978-81-950824-1-4. OCLC 1272858968.
3. Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.

External links

• Children's Baptism Day (River and Pool) - Sydney (January 2015). The Worlds of Mandaean Priests.