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.
Luke Slott, in collaboration with the Baha’is of Palo Alto (USA) and the team at BahaiTeachings.org, live-streamed a musical concert for the occasion of Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i new year.
Here is the program:
0:01 Welcome 3:49 Program introduction 9:15 Song – Remover of Difficulties 12:47 A Christmas Mystery 20:41 Song – Create in Me a Pure Heart 26:51 Naw-Ruz as a Universal Festival 32:31 Song – This is the Day 36:21 Naw-Ruz as a Celebration of Light 42:46 Song – The Light of Unity 46:14 The Light’s Winning 50:07 Song – Have You Heard?
If you’d like to know more about Luke and his music, here is his website: www.lukeslott.com And you can listen to his music, as well as hear him share his thoughts and stories, here on his YouTube channel.
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