In the Mandaean calendar, Dehwa Daimana (written Mandaic transliteration: Dihba ḏ-Yamana, Dihba Daimana, or Dihba Rba ḏ-Daima) is a festival celebrating the birthday of John the Baptist, the Mandaean greatest and final prophet. Children are baptized for the first time during this festival. It is celebrated on the first day of Hiṭia, which is the 11th month of the Mandaean calendar that corresponds to the Hebrew month Kislev.
