Dehwa Rabba

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Dehwa Rabba is the principal and most sacred Mandaean religious festival, marking creation and spiritual renewal in the Mandaean calendar.

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Dehwa Rabba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mandaean religious festival ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ
associatedWith Mandaean cosmology ⓘ
Mandaean creation narrative ⓘ
calendar Mandaean calendar ⓘ
culturalContext Middle Eastern religious traditions ⓘ
hasRitual baptism (masbuta) ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
recitation of Mandaean scriptures ⓘ
ritual meals ⓘ
hasTheme light ⓘ
purification ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
victory of light over darkness ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Mandaic ⓘ
linkedTo Mandaean New Year ⓘ
marks creation in the Mandaean tradition ⓘ
spiritual renewal in the Mandaean calendar ⓘ
observedBy Mandaeans ⓘ
linked to: Mandaeism
observedIn Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Mandaean diaspora communities ⓘ
relatedConcept World of Light in Mandaeism ⓘ
salvation in Mandaeism ⓘ
religion Mandaeism ⓘ
religiousCommunity Gnostic community of the Mandaeans ⓘ
significance most sacred Mandaean festival ⓘ
principal Mandaean religious festival ⓘ
typeOfDay holy day ⓘ

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