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Bahai.org: The Bahá'í Calendar; Baháʼí Dates 172 to 221 B.E. (2015 – 2065; prepared by the Baha'i World Centre) (pdf) Slide Show: Introduction to the Badíʿ Calendar; Feast Days by year; Badíʻ Calendar Calculator (detailed information about past and future dates, specific to location)
All but two of the holy days are scheduled annually on fixed dates in the Baháʼí calendar. The Twin Holy Birthdays are scheduled annually according to a lunar calculation. [3] Besides the eleven holy days, Baháʼís also celebrate Ayyám-i-Há, a period of several extra days in the calendar (followed by the Nineteen Day Fast).
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). For 2024, fasting takes place from 1-19 March. [3]
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" .
In 1844 Ali-Muhammad of Shiraz proclaimed that he was the Báb (Arabic for 'Gate'), after a Twelver Shi'i religious concept. His followers were therefore known as Bábís.The Báb's writings introduced the concept of "He whom God shall make manifest", a Messianic figure whose coming, according to Bahá'ís, was announced in the scriptures of all of the world's great religions.
The Nineteen Day Feast serves to increase the unity of the community, and spiritually uplift the community members by having a devotional program, where readings and prayers from the Baháʼí holy writings are shared, and a social program where community members can socialize. "As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart.
Thus Naw-Rúz could fall between March 19th and March 21st of the Gregorian calendar. These dates are pre-calculated years in advance. [14] [15] All dates in the Baháʼí calendar are set in relation to Naw-Rúz and thus may shift on the Gregorian calendar by a day or two depending on the timing of the vernal equinox.