Fatira facts for kids

In Mandaeism, faṭira (pl.faṭiri) is a small, round, saltless, half-baked biscuit. Faṭiras are used in rituals such as the Ṭabahata Masiqta, or the "masiqta of the Parents," during which they are served in ritual clay trays called ṭariana. The faṭira, which is saltless, is distinct from another type of sacramental bread known as the pihta, which contains salt to symbolize the souls of living people when used for living celebrants, but is saltless like the faṭira when used during masiqta (death mass) rituals.

The ṣa, a rolled-up piece of sacramental flatbread that contains nuts and raisins, is also used in ritual meals for the dead. It is rolled up like a scroll.