The 12-day Festival of Riḍván (meaning 'Paradise' in Arabic, and pronounced Rez - vaan ) is the most holy festival of the Baháʼí year. It is a joyous celebration of Baha'u'llah's public announcement, on the banks of the River Tigris in Baghdad in 1863, that He was the Promised One of all faiths. The First Day of Riḍván this year is on 21st April in the Gregorian calendar. A comprehensive new slide deck on Riḍván, together with teacher notes, can be found on the Calendar page

Naw-Ruz is the Bahá’í new year. It is also the spring equinox, and the day that marks the start of Spring (in the northern hemisphere). Adults and children usually take the day off work or school and celebrate with their […]

With the kind permission of the Baháʼí  community of Trafford, Greater Manchester, we have included here for the first time resources developed for use in Trafford schools - and proven in the classroom! - in line with the Trafford Agreed RE Syllabus . The KS1 and KS2 resources include presentations, lesson plans, teachers' notes and activity sheets. There are in addition resources for EYFS, which we hope to be able to include in this site in the future. These can be found o