| Qaina | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ࡒࡀࡉࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
| Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
| Month number | 9 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | giṭa (summer) |
| Gregorian equivalent | March / April |
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Qaina (Classical Mandaic: ࡒࡀࡉࡍࡀ), alternatively known as Tišrin (Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡉࡔࡓࡉࡍ), is the ninth month of the Mandaean calendar. Mandaeans practice light fasting on the first day of Qaina.
Qaina, which literally means 'reed', is the Mandaic name for the constellation Libra. It currently corresponds to March / April in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
- Häberl, Charles (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.
- ^ 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.
- Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.
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