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The Baháʼí calendar used in the Baháʼí Faith is a solar calendar consisting of nineteen months and four or five intercalary days, with new year at the moment of Northern spring equinox. Each month is named after a virtue ( e.g. , Perfection, Mercy), as are the days of the week.
Baháʼu'lláh, who claimed to be the one foretold by the Báb, confirmed and adopted the Badíʻ calendar in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws. [5] He placed the intercalary days before the fasting month of ʻAlá, the nineteenth and last month, [6] and gave the intercalary days the name "Ayyám-i-Há" or "Days of Ha".
It fell on March 20 from 2018 to 2021 and will fall on March 21 in 2022–2023. All Baha'i observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted. The Birth of the Báb and Birth of Baháʼu'lláh fall on November 5–6 in 2021. [1]
The nineteen days of fasting occur immediately after Ayyam-i-Ha, the four or five intercalary days of the Baháʼí calendar dedicated to prepare for the upcoming month of restraint. The fast concludes at the festival of Naw Ruz , on the vernal equinox (20–21 March, depending on the year).
1st day of Ridván 9th day of Ridván 12th day of Ridván Declaration of the Báb Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Martyrdom of the Báb Birth of the Báb Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Day of the Covenant Ascension of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá 2022 21 Mar: 21 Apr: 29 Apr: 2 May: 24 May: 29 May: 10 Jul: 26 Oct: 27 Oct: 26 Nov: 28 Nov 2023 21 Mar: 21 Apr: 29 Apr: 2 May ...
A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually.
The Twin Holy Birthdays of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh are celebrated on the first and second day following the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz. [3] [6] (In the Islamic lunar calendar, the births of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh fell on consecutive days - the first and second day of Muharram, respectively, two years apart. [2] [7])
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...