The Baha'i Faith has eleven holy days, which are important anniversaries in the history of the religion. On nine of these holy days, work is suspended. There is no fixed format for any of the holy days, and Bahá’í communities organize their own commemorative meetings.
Contents
- Historical dates
- Naw Rz
- The Birth of the Bb
- Declaration of the Bb
- Martyrdom of the Bb
- The Birth of Bahaullah
- Festival of Ridvn
- Ascension of Bahullh
- Holy days associated with Abdul Bah
- Day of the Covenant
- Ascension of Abdul Bah
- Twin Holy Birthdays
- References
All but two of the holy days are scheduled annually on fixed dates in the Badí‘ Calendar. The Twin Holy Birthdays are scheduled annually according to a lunar calculation.
Historical dates
See Bahá'í calendar
Naw-Rúz
Annually on March 20/21. See Naw-Rúz
The Birth of the Báb
Annually in October or November.
Declaration of the Báb
Annually on May 23/24. See Declaration of the Bab to Mullá Husayn
Martyrdom of the Báb
Annually on July 9/10. See Martyrdom of the Báb
The Birth of Baha'u'llah
Annually in October or November. Bahá'u'lláh was born on the second of the Twin Holy Birthdays. See also: Birth of Baha'u'llah.
Festival of Ridván
The Festival of Ridván, a twelve-day festival that commemorates Bahá'u'lláh's announcement to be the Manifestation of God, is the most holy Bahá'í festival to which Bahá'u'lláh referred as the "Most Great Festival." The first, ninth and twelfth days of the festival are celebrated as holy days.
Annually on April 20/21, April 28/29 and May 1/2.
See Festival of Ridván.
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
Annually on May 28/29.
Holy days associated with `Abdu'l-Bahá
On these two holy days, the suspension of work is not required.
Day of the Covenant
Annually on November 25/26. See Day of the Covenant
Ascension of `Abdu'l-Bahá
Annually on November 27/28. See Ascension of `Abdu'l-Bahá
Twin Holy Birthdays
The Twin Holy Birthdays of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are celebrated on the first and second day following the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz.
See Twin Holy Birthdays and Birth of Baha'u'llah.