Calendar: | Mandaean calendar |
Num: | 4 |
Days: | 30 |
Season: | abhar (spring) |
Gregorian: | October / November |
Holidays: | Ead Fel (Taura 2-4) Dehwa Hanina (Taura 18) |
Prev Month: | Embra |
Next Month: | Silmia |
Taura (ࡕࡀࡅࡓࡀ), alternatively known as Ayar (ࡀࡉࡀࡓ|translit=Aiar),[1] is the fourth month of the Mandaean calendar.[2]
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, the Little Feast, is celebrated on the 18th day of Taura.[3]
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Taurus.[2] It currently corresponds to October / November in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.