Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
The 2019 European Baha’i Choral Festival was held from May 29 – June 2 at the Baha’i House of Worship in Langenhain, Germany. At this, the second European Baha’i Choral Festival to date, over a hundred participants came together to sing, share music with others and to strengthen the bonds of fellowship and harmony amongst Baha’is and their friends across Europe.
We’ve created a playlist featuring 11 songs performed as part of the festival. The songs were composed by a diversity of Baha’i composers, were conducted by a variety of musicians, and are in English, Albanian, Arabic, Finnish, Swedish, French, Spanish and German. All are based on excerpts from the Baha’i Writings.
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
Oh, the whole world would be Baha’i! Why does that go on for so long? It is so wonderful! When I hear these wonderful chorales, I want to shout to the whole world: Hurry up, and come quickly to Baha’u’llah! Why are people so clumsy too?
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Oh, the whole world would be Baha’i! Why does that go on for so long? It is so wonderful! When I hear these wonderful chorales, I want to shout to the whole world: Hurry up, and come quickly to Baha’u’llah! Why are people so clumsy too?
Margrit Rita Hurni (February 2, 2020 at 6:56 PM)