Cincy MultiFaith Calendar

Feast of Baha / Splendor (Baha'i)
2022-03-21
Wherever they live, Baha’is gather every 19 days for what we call a Feast. This is a members-only event comprising three parts:
1. A spiritual portion that’s the time for prayer and reflection;
2. A business portion for consultation about administrative issues (plans for forming classes, organizing to perform community service, observing holy days, or any ideas or projects community members wish to discuss. It’s also a time when local members can ask their Local Assembly to forward their concerns to the National Assembly;
3. A social portion that can consist of anything from just glasses of water to a full-course dinner.

Naw-Ruz (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-03-21
Baha’i New Year coincides with spring equinox. Ancient Persian festival celebrating “new day”. For Bahai’s it marks end of the annual 19 day Fast. Starts at sundown on the 20th and ends at sunset on the 21st.
Holiday Greeting: Happy Naw Ruz or Happy New Year

Explanation of the Baha’i calendar. Baha’i dates begin and end at sunset. Also, the first day of each month is the Feast Day (starts in the evening). The Baha’i calendar isn’t aligned with either the Gregorian or the lunar calendar.

http://– https://www.bahai.us/events/holy-days/

Feast of Jalal / Glory (Baha'i)
2022-04-09

First Day of Ridvan (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-04-21
1st Day of Festival of Ridvan-**(There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth.) The annual Baha’i Festival commemorates the 12 days when Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Faith, publicly proclaimed his mission as God’s messenger. Begins at sundown on April 19 and ends at sunset on April 20.
Holiday Greeting: Happy Ridvan
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
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Feast of Jamal/ Beauty (Baha'i)
2022-04-28

9th Day of Festival of Ridvan -(The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-04-29
9th Day of Ridvan. There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth. The annual Baha’i Festival commemorates the 12 days when Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Faith, publicly proclaimed his mission as God’s messenger.
Holiday Greeting: Happy Ridvan
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridv%C3%A1n

12th Day of the Festival of Ridvan (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-05-02
12th Day of Ridvan. There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth. The annual Baha’i Festival commemorates the 12 days when Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Faith, publicly proclaimed his mission as God’s messenger.
Holiday Greeting: Happy Ridvan
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridv%C3%A1n

Feast of Azamat / Grandeur (Baha'i)
2022-05-17

Declaration of the Bab (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-05-24
Commemorates May 23, 1844 when the Bab, the Martyred Prophet Herald of the Bahá’í Faith, announced in Persia, that he was the Herald of a new messenger from God in Shiraz Persia
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
https://www.bahaiblog.net/bahai-calendar/about-the-declaration-of-the-bab/

Ascension of Baha'u'llah (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-05-29
Baha’is observe the anniversary of the death in exile of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith outside of Akka (Acre) in northern Israel.
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
For more information:
https://bahaiteachings.org/prophet-passes-away-ascension-bahaullah

Feast of Nur / Light (Baha'i)
2022-06-05

Feast of Rahmat / Mercy (Baha'i)
2022-06-24

Martyrdom of the Bab (The Bahá’í Faith)
2022-07-10
Commemorates the anniversary of the execution of the Bab (Siyyid Ali-Muhammad), the Herald of the Baha’i Faith by firing squad on July 9, 1850 in Tabriz Iran
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
More information:
https://www.bahai.us/commemoration-of-the-martyrdom-of-the-bab/

Feast of Kalimat / Words (Baha'i)
2022-07-13

Feast of Kamal / Perfection (Baha'i)
2022-08-01

Feast of Asma / Names (Baha'i)
2022-08-20

Feast of Izzat / Might (Baha'i)
2022-09-08

Feast of Mashiyyat / Will (Baha'i)
2022-09-27

Feast of 'Ilm / Knowledge (Baha'i)
2022-10-16

Twin Holy Days (Bahá’í)
2022-10-26
Commemorates the birth of The Bab, Herald of the Baha’i Faith & founder of the Babi Faith, in 1819.
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
More information:
https://www.bahaiblog.net/bahai-calendar/about-the-birth-of-the-bab/
Twin Holy Birthdays / Twin Manifestations of God

Twin Holy Days (Bahá’í)
2022-10-27
Commemorates the birth of the Founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah, in 1817.
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h
Twin Holy Birthdays / Twin Manifestations of God

Feast of Qudrat / Power (Baha'i)
2022-11-04

Feast of Qawl / Speech (Baha'i)
2022-11-23

Day of the Covenant (Bahá’í)
2022-11-26
The festival commemorates Bahá’u’lláh’s appointment of His eldest son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as the Center of His Covenant.
Work is not prohibited, children may attend school.
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Ascension of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
2022-11-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Today Baha’is celebrate the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the eldest Son of Bahá’u’lláh, known to Bahá’ís as the Perfect Exemplar and the Mystery of God, a living embodiment of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings. He passed away on this date in 1921.
You can learn more here.

Feast of Masail/ Questions (Baha'i)
2022-12-12

Feast of Sharaf / Honor (Baha'i)
2022-12-31

Feast of Sultan/Sovereignty (Baha'i)
2023-01-19
Wherever they live, Baha’is gather every 19 days for what we call a Feast. This is a members-only event comprising three parts:
1. A spiritual portion that’s the time for prayer and reflection;
2. A business portion for consultation about administrative issues: plans for forming classes, organizing to perform community service, observing holy days, or any ideas or projects community members wish to discuss. It’s also a time when local members can ask their Local Assembly to forward their concerns to the National Assembly;
3. A social portion that can consist of anything from just glasses of water to a full-course dinner.

Feast of Mulk / Dominion (Baha'i)
2023-02-06

Ayyam-i-Ha or Intercalary Days (The Bahá’í Faith)
2023-02-25 - 2023-03-01
Ayyam-i-Ha or ” Days of God” are devoted to spiritual preparation for the upcoming 19 Day Fast, hospitality, charity, and gift giving. They are celebrated during the four days (five days in a leap year) before the last month of the Baha’i year.
Holiday Greeting: Happy Ayyam-i-Ha
