Feast of the Great Shishlam

Feast of the Great Shishlam
Dehwa d-Shishlam Rabba
Feast of the Great Shishlam; Dehwa d-Shishlam Rabba
Also called	Little New Year; NauruzZūṭa
Observed by	Mandaeans
Type	Religious, ethnic

TheFeast of the GreatShishlamorDehwa d-Šišlam Rabba(Classical Mandaic:ࡃࡉࡄࡁࡀ ࡖࡔࡉࡔࡋࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ,romanized:Dihba ḏ-Šišlam Rba) orNauruzZūṭa(Classical Mandaic:ࡍࡀࡅࡓࡅࡆ ࡆࡅࡈࡀ,'Little New Year') is a Mandaean religious holiday that takes place on the 6th and 7th days ofDaula,the first month of theMandaean calendar.It is named afterShishlam,the Mandaean personification of the prototypicalpriest.^[1]

The Night of Power takes place on the night of the 6th day (similar toQadr Night), during which the heavenly gates ofAbaturare open to the faithful. Priests visit Mandaean households and give them myrtle wreaths to hang on their houses for the rest of the year to protect against evil. The households also donate alms (zidqa) to the priests.^[2]Similarly,house blessingsanddoor chalkingalso often take place onEpiphany,a Christian holiday typically celebrated onJanuary 6.

Prayers[edit]

InE. S. Drower's version of theQolasta,prayer 177 is recited for the "Little New Year's Feast" or Dehwa d-Shishlam Rabba.^[3]

References[edit]

^Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.
^Gelbert, Carlos (2005).The Mandaeans and the Jews.Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books.ISBN 0-9580346-2-1.OCLC 68208613.
^Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

[Aldihisi_2008-1] Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.

[Gelbert_2005-2] Gelbert, Carlos (2005).The Mandaeans and the Jews.Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books.ISBN 0-9580346-2-1.OCLC 68208613.

[Drower_1959-3] Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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