Subject
Kanshia u Zahla (New Year) Baptisms (unedited clips)
Description
Unedited rushes from Baptisms on New Year's Eve; after these baptisms, observant Mandaeans will go home at sunset and keep vigil, not emerging for 36 hours. The religious reason is that on this day the Light Beings leave this world unprotected, to visit and congratulate the Creator; once they have returned 36 hours later it is once more safe to go out and resume normal life. Many Mandaeans now look forward to this as an opportunity to enjoy family time together.
See the link below the video clips for E.S.Drower's description of this festival.
See the link below the video clips for E.S.Drower's description of this festival.
Creator
Christine Allison
Contributor
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins
Format
mp4
Language
Aramaic and Arabic
Type
Moving Image
Date
1st July 2016
Collection
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
Citation
Christine Allison, “Kanshia u Zahla (New Year) Baptisms (unedited clips),” The Worlds of Mandaean Priests, accessed April 24, 2024, https://mandaeanpriests.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/118.