Dehwa Rabba

Dehwa Rabba
Also calledNauruz Rabba
Observed byMandaeans
TypeReligious, ethnic
SignificanceFirst day of the Mandaean calendar

Dehwa Rabba (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡉࡄࡁࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, romanized: Dihba Rba, lit.'Great Feast') or Nauruz Rabba (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡀࡅࡓࡅࡆ ࡓࡁࡀ, 'Great New Year')[1]: 111  is the Mandaean New Year.[2] It is the first day of Daula (or Dowla), the first month of the Mandaean calendar.[3]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rabba. It includes everything they need to know about Mandaeism (PhD). University College London.
  3. ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN 9789004243361. S2CID 213438712. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

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