Bruneia Banga
Bruneia- Binga - the supreme feast of creation and it falls in March, which is the memory of creation and the formation of the worlds of light and the first etheric spirits. The five (white days) are the secrets of the holy beginning and the dawn of the first life created by the great neighborhood , Mandaeanism, or the Sabian religion, or the Sabean-Mandaean religion is a religion that believes that Yahya bin Zakaria is their prophet, and they claim and window the first and oldest religions and laws , They follow the prophets of God Adam, Seth, Idris, Noah, Sam bin Noah, Yahya bin Zakaria and Palestine, and some of its followers are in Iraq, and there is also a presence in Al-Ahwaz for Serran. Many Sabean-Mandaeans trace back to an ancient Iraqi Aramaic people whose language is the Eastern Aramaic language, which is heavily influenced by Akkadian. They settled in central Iraq, especially the area extending from Baghdad and Samarra from the Tigris area , Their center is in the governorate of Baghdad in addition to their presence in the majority of the Iraqi governorates, Amara, Basra, Nasiriyah, Kut, Diyala, and Diwaniyah, in addition to their presence in the city of Ahwaz and Muhammarah in Iran, and with political events and their exposure to theft, murder and injustice, the region for the last fifteen years, the Sabean Mandaeans have been forced to immigrate to the country in Europe and America, and publications And the publications, with their new gatherings, they formed associations that take care of their affairs and are trying hard to date, to preserve their heritage They numbered almost 70 people in the world, March 16 ,2021.
A Sabean woman's hand in the water preparing for ablution.
Religious clothing: “Rasta” is the religious Sabean clothing. It is a white robe, symbolizing the garment of light worn by the Immaculate Spirit.
A Sabian sheikh washes the white cloth for baptisms on their holidays on the banks of the Tigris River.
A Sabian Mandaean sheikh pulls a white cloth over his head in preparation for a baptism on the banks of the Tigris River.
he sole, which is called the clog, which the Mandaeans use for baptism, and it must be of natural materials, which is a piece of wood and cotton threads.
An old Sabian woman performs ablution on the banks of the Tigris River, Baghdad, to prepare for their Eid prayer.
A Sabean-Mandaean woman stands and reads The Kenzarpa book The Great Treasure on the banks of the Tigris River.
A glass bottle of water that Sabean Nadaeans use to drink water from the river during their baptism on their feast.
A Mandaean woman circles around the Sabean-Mandaean symbol in the banner (Dervash: Darbasha) on the banks of the Tigris River.
Two Sabian men wearing white baptismal cloth stand on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq.
A Sabean Mandaean man baptizes in the waters of the Tigris River, which is the main ritual of the Mandaeans, cleansing by washing in water, which is the means of life, as it gives the body health, protects man from the powers of death, and promises the eternal life of the soul. Just as water expels filth, rotting, and uncleanness from the body, so it drives away sin .
A Sabian sheikh baptizes a young girl, which is the main ritual of Mandaean rituals on their feasts on the banks of the Tigris River.
A picture of a Sabian Mandaean boy.
A Sabian sheikh baptizes a young girl, which is the main ritual of Mandaean rituals on their feasts on the banks of the Tigris River.
A Sabian Mandaean sheikh wearing a white baptism garment fills the sparkle of tea from the waters of the Tigris River.
A Sabean-Mandaean man wearing their white cloth for baptism washes the fish. Water entered the banks of the Tigris River.
Sabeans wash fruits before eating them in running water during their baptism. In this photo, watermelons float in the water on the banks of the Tigris River.
A Sabian Mandaean boy drinking water from the Tigris River.
Leftovers floating on the surface of the water.
A woman from the Mandaean community cuts fish at their baptismal place on the banks of the Tigris.
An old Sabian woman accepts the cloth surrounding the so-called Sabian symbol the banner (Dervash: Darbasha) On the banks of the Tigris River.
A Sabian Mandaean man read their book called The Kenzarpa book The Great Treasure On the banks of the Tigris River.
A Sabean-Mandaean woman wearing a white veil.
The head of the Sabean-Mandaean community in Iraq and the scholar Sheikh Sattar Jaber al-Helo.
