Gadia (month)

Gadia (Classical Mandaic: ࡂࡀࡃࡉࡀ), alternatively known as Ṭabit (Classical Mandaic: ࡈࡀࡁࡉࡕ),^[1] is the twelfth month of the Mandaean calendar.^[2]

Gadia
Native name	ࡂࡀࡃࡉࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
Calendar	Mandaean calendar
Month number	12
Number of days	30
Season	paiz (autumn)
Gregorian equivalent	June / July
Significant days	Kanshi u-Zahli (Gadia 30)
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Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans on the 28th and 29th days of Gadia. The 30th and last day of Gadia is Kanshi u-Zahli, or New Year's Eve. Mandaeans clean and wash the whole household, perform baptism, and buying new clothes in preparation for the New Year. At sunset, Mandaeans will close their doors and stay inside for 36 hours to commemorate the assembly of the angels in heaven.^[3]

It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Capricorn.^[2] It currently corresponds to June / July in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.