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Ridvan Festival

386888627_d794b70edb_mThe festival of Ridvan, called the Most Great Festival, lasts 12 days between 21 April and 2 May. It celebrates the time Baha’u’llah spent in the garden of Ridvan when He first announced His prophetic mission. Three days during this period, the first, ninth and twelfth days, are celebrated with special observances.

In Las Cruces the dates for the observances will fall on 20 April (first day), 28 April for the 9th day, and May 1st for the 12th day. Please join us. You can see details by clicking the dates on the event calendar.

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Las Cruces Baha’is to mark upcoming holidays Founders’ birthdays commemorated on Nov. 13 and 14

 

Las Cruces Baha’is to mark upcoming holidays

Founders’ birthdays commemorated on Nov. 13 and 14

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LAS CRUCES – For the first time, the Las Cruces Baha’i community will use a new, unified calendar to celebrate the twin birthdays of the religion’s founders, which happen on consecutive days.

These are Baha’i holy days when work is suspended and the Las Cruces Baha’i community holds commemorative events.

The Birth of the Bab on Nov. 13 commemorates the 1819 birth in Shiraz, Persia, of Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, who later took the title “the Bab,” meaning “the Gate,” according to a news release. The Bab was the herald who prepared the way for Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith. He called on people to purify themselves for the coming day of God.

The Birth of Baha’u’llah on Nov. 14 commemorates the 1817 birth of Baha’u’llah (born Mirza Husayn-‘Ali) in Núr, Persia. Baha’u’llah means the “glory of God,” who announced in 1863 that he is God’s messenger for this age. His teachings and sacred writings are the basis of the Baha’i Faith, an inclusive monotheistic faith that’s grown to more than five million believers in nearly every country and territory across the globe.

Las Cruces Sun News

Nov 5, 2015

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2015/11/05/las-cruces-baha-mark-upcoming-holidays/75217764/

 

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Naw Ruz 172, a time of renewal

Lily-with-yellow-flowersNaw-Ruz, the Bahá’í New Year, is a holy day. We often think of it particularly as marking an end to the Fast and our return to being able to eat during daylight hours, but it is actually a holy day; a Bahá’í festival day.

Naw-Ruz coincides with the vernal equinox, which marks the first day of spring. The Vernal equinox is the day on which the day and night are of equal length.

It is a time of renewal; it marks the beginning of spring and re-birth.

This particular Naw-Ruz is special as it marks the marriage of the solar and lunar calendars, through the implementation of the decisions by the House of Justice to ensure a more unified calendar throughout the Bahá’í world.

The Badí (Bahá’í) calendar, comprised of 19 months of 19 days each, includes another feature – the Vahid. The Vahid means unity and is a grouping of 19 years. The ninth Vahid, will end when the 10th Vahid begins on Naw-Ruz 172.

So join us in celebrating the beginning of the year 172, the beginning of the 10th Vahid, and the beginning of spring, a time of hope and joy. Details of the Naw-Ruz celebration can be found here.