In recent years, the Bahá'í world received instructions from their administrative head (The Universal House of Justice) to start using the "Badi calendar" for the celebrations of their Holy days. This changes things...some dates now fluctuate year to year; kind of like Easter. For instance, most notably the Birth of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are now TWIN HOLY DAYS! That means they are celebrated on two consecutive days. These days will range over the next 10 years between mid October to mid November. Other holy days like the New Year, the Intercalary Days, the Festival of Ridván, and the 19 Day Feasts also change but they only fluctuate a little from being a day forward or a day earlier depending on when the New Year was celebrated on that year.
Now, this post is about the Bicentennial of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the Manifestation of God for Today. It's a big deal. He was born in Tehrán on November 12th 1817 - 200 years later, we are going to have celebrations ALL OVER THE WORLD!
I am just very excited about these events and I am sure lots of creative mids will be at work to make something uplifting and dignified. Make sure you check out where the celebration nearest to you will be next year :)
For those not yet very familiar with Bahá'u'lláh's life, you can read about His life here and from His Pen here. He is the Manifestation of God for today and the attributes of His Blessed Person can be clearly seen and distinguished through the accounts and history of His life.
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