Abu al-Haris | |
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Observed by | Mandaeans |
Type | Religious |
Significance | Feast (lofani) commemorating Noah's flood |
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In the Mandaean calendar, Abū al-Harīs (Arabic: أبو الهريس) or Ashoriya is a Mandaean religious feast day celebrated on the 1st day of Sarṭana, which is the 6th month of the Mandaean calendar. Abu al-Haris is celebrated by Mandaeans as a day of remembrance commemorating the drowned people of Noah's flood. Grains and cereals are eaten as part of a special lofani (ritual meal),[1]: 17 and another type of ritual meal called the dukrana is also prepared.[2]