The room in which the Báb declared His mission to Mulla Husayn - Shiraz, Iran The Declaration of the Báb later this month is a Baháʼí Holy Day and one of the two 'Most Great Festivals' in the Baháʼí calendar. For Baháʼís around the world, the Declaration of the Báb is a joyous celebration of the announcement in May 1844 by a young merchant, in an upstairs room of a house on Shiraz, Iran, that he He was the bearer of a message destined to transform the life of humanity. At a t

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