Monday 21 January:
World Religion Day: World Religion Day was instituted by the Baha'i community in 1950 to help foster interfaith understanding and harmony.
Sunday 2 March:
Nineteen Day Fast (start): Ends 20 March. During this period Baha'is go without food or drink from sunrise to sunset.
Friday 21 March:
Naw-Ruz (New Year)
Monday 21 April:
Ridvan - first day: The start of a 12 day festival when Baha'is celebrate the day when Baha'u'llah said that he was the prophet predicted by the Bab.This is the most important Baha'i festival.
Tuesday 29 April:
Ridvan - ninth day: the arrival of Baha'u'llah's family at the Ridvan garden.
Friday 2 May:
Ridvan - twelfth day: Marks Baha'u'llah's departure from the Ridvan garden.
Friday 23 May:
Declaration of the Bab: Bab was the Forerunner of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith. His mission was to prepare the world for the coming of Baha'u'llah and he declared it in the evening of May 22 1844.
Thursday 29 May:
Ascension of Baha'u'llah:
Anniversary of Baha'u'llah's death in in 1892 near Akka, Israel.
Wednesday 9 July:
Martyrdom of the Bab:
Anniversary of the Bab's execution in 1850 in Tabriz, Iran.
Monday 20 October:
Birth of the Bab:
Celebrates the birth of the precursor of the founder of the Baha'i faith.
Wednesday 12 November:
Birth of Baha'u'llah:
Celebrates the birth in 1817 of the founder of the Baha'i faith.
Wednesday 26 November:
Day of the Covenant:
This minor festival celebrates the covenant of Baha'u'llah. Baha'is also mark the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on this day.
Friday 28 November:
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha:
Marks the death of the son of Baha'u'lláh. This is a minor holy day and work is not suspended.
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