Parwanaya

Parwanaya or Panja is a 5-day religious festival in the Mandaean calendar. The 5 epagomenals inserted at the end of every Šumbulta constitute the Parwanaya intercalary feast. The festival celebrates the five days that Hayyi Rabbi created the uthri and the universe.

Origins

The epagomenals in the Egyptian calendar were also considered to be sacred days in Ancient Egypt, as they were considered to be the birthdays of different gods. Today in the Coptic calendar, these five days are designated by the Coptic Orthodox Church as feast days for different saints.

The maṣbuta, Ṭabahata Masiqta, and hawad mania rituals are held during the Parwanaya.

containing instructions for rituals performed during the Parwanaya include the Šarḥ ḏ-Parwanaiia and Šarḥ ḏ-Ṭabahata.