Feast of Speech

This is the first day of the fourteenth month in the Bahá'í year, called Qawl (meaning 'speech').  Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February.  On the first day of [...]

Day of the Covenant

The Day of the Covenant is a commemoration of Bahá'u'lláh's appointment of his eldest son, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, as his successor.  'Abdu'l-Bahá played an important role in guiding the Bahá'í community until his death in 1921.  This is one of two Bahá'í [...]

Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

On this day, Bahá'ís gather to remember 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.  'Abdu'l-Bahá carried forward his father's work, and became well known for helping the poor and needy.  He died in Haifa on this day [...]

Feast of Questions

This is the first day of the fifteenth month in the Bahá'í year, called Masa'il (meaning 'questions').  Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February.  On the first day [...]

Feast of Honour

This is the first day of the sixteenth month in the Bahá'í year, called Sharaf (meaning 'honour').  Each year has nineteen months of nineteen days each, with the Intercalary Days falling at the end of February.  On the first day [...]