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 […]

For many Baháʼí children, the upcoming celebration of Ayyám-i-Há is eagerly awaited: it's a time for the giving of gifts. Baháʼí s around the world celebrate Ayyám-i-Há with festivities, gifts, parties, service projects, and charitable humanitarian work. It is a time, wrote Bahá’u’lláh, when Baháʼí s should “provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy.” Baháʼís set aside these days for joyous celebration, for service to others, and f