Baha'is of Marin - Calendar

Calendar

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INFORMAL INFORMATION MEETINGS
(Firesides)
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DEVOTIONAL MEETINGS (open to all):
San Rafael:
- Every Sunday at 10:30 AM
- Every 2nd Friday at 7.30 PM (ph 415 308 1970)

CHILDRENS CLASSES (open to all):
San Rafael: Every Sunday at 11:00 to Noon

BAHA'I TV PROGRAMS

San Rafael Channel 26
Wed. 9 pm
Thur. 9:30 pm
Fri. 9.30 pm

Novato Channel 27
Thurs. 7:30 pm

Holy Day Web Presentations
Click here for beautiful Web Video Presentations commemorating Bahá'í Holy Days, presented by NYBahai.org.

THE BAHÁ'Í CALENDAR

The Bahá'í year consists of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), with the addition of certain "Intercalary Days" (four in ordinary and five in leap years) between the eighteenth and nineteenth months to adjust the calendar to the solar year. The months are named after the attributes of God. The Bahá'í New Year is astronomically fixed, and begins with the March equinox (March 21). The Bahá'í Era commenced with the year of the Báb's declaration (1844 A.D.).

Each Bahá'í community holds a 19-Day Feast (a meeting based on spiritual, administrative and social aspects) on the 1st day of the Bahá'í month. Since the Bahá'í day lasts from sunset to sunset, the 19-Day Feast is generally held in the evening on the day before the 1st day of the Bahá'í month according to the Gregorian calendar.

( Info courtesy of OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION,
BAHÁ'ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES )

FEASTS

March 21 - Bahá (Splendor)
April 9 - Jalál (Glory)
April 28 - Jamál (Beauty)
May 17 - `Azamat (Grandeur)
June 5 - Núr (Light)
June 24 - Rahmat (Mercy)
July 13 - Kalimát (Words)
August 1 - Kamál (Perfection)
August 20 - Asmá' (Names)
September 8 - `Izzat (Might)
September 27 - Mashíyyat (Will)
October 16 - `Ilm (Knowledge)
November 4 - Qudrat (Power)
November 23 - Qawl (Speech)
December 12 - Masá'il (Questions)
December 31 - Sharaf (Honor)
January 19 - Sultán (Sovereignty)
February 7 - Mulk (Dominion)
Feb. 26-March 1 - Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days)
March 2 'Alá' (Loftiness)

HOLY DAYS

March 21 - Naw Ruz (New Year's Day)
April 21 - 1st Day of Ridvan
April 29 - 9th Day of Ridvan
May 2 - 12th Day of Ridvan
May 23 - Declaration of The Bab
May 29 - Ascension of Baha'u'llah
July 9 - Martyrdom of The Bab
October 20 - The Birth of the Bab
November 12 - The Birth of Baha'u'llah

In addition to the above Holy Days, there are two days that are considered Holy Days on which work is not suspended. These days are:

November 26 - The Day of The Covenant
November 28 - The Passing of 'Abdu'l Baha