In Mandaeism, the lofani, laufani,[1] or laufania (Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡀࡅࡐࡀࡍࡉࡀ[2]) is a type of ritual meal commemorating the dead.
[3] It is etymologically related to the word laufa ("spiritual communion"), since lofani meals symbolize the connection of the souls of the living and the dead.
[4] The lofani is a minor ritual meal which does not require the presence of a priest.
[5]: 232 It is distinct from the zidqa brikha and dukrana, which are two other types of ritual meal offered for the dead.
[4] During Abu al-Haris, a day of remembrance commemorating the drowned people of Noah's flood (on the first day of the 6th Mandaean month Sarṭana), grains and cereals are eaten as part of a special lofani.