Shumbulta | |
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Native name | ࡔࡅࡌࡁࡅࡋࡕࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
Month number | 8 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | giṭa (summer) |
Gregorian equivalent | February / March |
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ShumbultaorŠumbulta (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡅࡌࡁࡅࡋࡕࡀ) is the eighth month of the Mandaean calendar.[1] Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans from the 26th to 30th days of Shumbulta. The Parwanaya, or five intercalary days, take place immediately after Shumbulta.[2]
Šumbulta, which literally means 'grain-ear',[3]: 210 is the Mandaic name for the constellation Virgo.[1] It currently corresponds to February / March in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
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