Taura (), alternatively known as Ayar (),
is the fourth 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 ...
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The month begins with the festival of
Ead Fel, during which crushed dates with roasted sesame seeds are eaten. It is followed by 3 days of light fasting on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th days of Taura.
Dehwa Hanina
In the Mandaean calendar, Dehwa Hanina () or ''Dehwa Ṭurma'' (''Dihba ḏ-Ṭirma''), the Little Feast, is celebrated on the 18th day of Taura, which is the 4th month of the Mandaean calendar that corresponds to the Hebrew month Iyar.
Dehwa ...
, the Little Feast, is celebrated on the 18th day of Taura.
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation
Taurus
Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to:
* Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
** Vṛṣabha, in vedic astrology
* Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
* Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological ch ...
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It currently corresponds to October / November in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
Months of the Mandaean calendar
Taurus in astrology
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