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Abu al-Haris
Mandaean religious feast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Mandaean calendar, Abū al-Harīs (Arabic: أبو الهريس) or Ashoriya (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡔࡅࡓࡉࡄ, romanized: Ašurih)[1] 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),[2]: 17 and another type of ritual meal called the dukrana is also prepared.[3]
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Symbolism
Mandaeans believe that on this day, Noah and his son Sam made the food of forgiveness of sins for the souls of those who died in the flood. The food of forgiveness consists of seven grains representing the seven days of the week, and from the grounding of these seven grains came the name Abu Al-Harees. (See Ashure or Noah's pudding.)
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