Taura (month)

Taura (Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡀࡅࡓࡀ), alternatively known as Ayar (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡉࡀࡓ, romanized: Aiar),^[1] is the fourth month of the Mandaean calendar.^[2]

Taura
Native name	ࡕࡀࡅࡓࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
Calendar	Mandaean calendar
Month number	4
Number of days	30
Season	abhar (spring)
Gregorian equivalent	October / November
Significant days	Ead Fel (Taura 2-4) Dehwa Hanina (Taura 18)
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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.