Nusardel

Culture of origin: Assyrian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Assyrian

The Assyrian Church of the East keeps the Feast of Nusardel and the commemoration of the Twelve Apostles seven weeks after Pentecost: 7 July 2024, 27 July 2025 and 12 July 2026. Assyrian and other Syriac communities in Mesopotamia and abroad mark it with a liturgy and with water-splashing, which tradition ties to St Addai, sent by the Apostle Thomas to preach in Mesopotamia, who is said to have baptized converts by sprinkling them with water because there were so many of them.