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  • Intercalary Days – Ayyam-i-Ha

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    Ayyam-i-Ha, or the Intercalary Days, is a period dedicated to socializing, being hospitable, giving generously to the poor and needy, and preparing for the upcoming month of fasting. Depending on the year, Ayyam-i-Ha will vary in its duration and it is composed of the excess of days that fall outside of the 19 months of […]

  • Fasting – Month of `Ala’

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    Bahá’u’lláh designated a nineteen-day period each year during which adult Bahá’ís fast from sunrise to sunset each day. This period coincides with the Bahá’í month of Alá—meaning Loftiness—from 2 to 20 March, which immediately precedes the Bahá’í new year. It is a time of spiritual rejuvenation. Fasting has been a significant practice of religion throughout […]

  • Nawruz – New Year

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    March 20 marks the Vernal Equinox in the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere and the Autumnal Equinox in the South—that day when the sun’s light strikes the Equator directly and illuminates every continent equally.  Baha’is celebrate Naw-Ruz, New Year’s Day, on this equinox every year. Like most happy holy days, the Baha’i New Year usually includes singing, […]

  • First Day of Ridvan

    For 12 days at the end of April and beginning of May, Baha'i communities around the world celebrated their most holy festival: Ridvan.  April 31st (Jalal 13) being the first of the 12 days.