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Naw-Ruz

  • Naw-Ruz marks the end of the 19-day Baha’i Fast, which is a period of reflection and profound spiritual reinvigoration, and the beginning of the Baha'i new year. Naw-Ruz is a celebration of a “spiritual springtime” that symbolizes both individual renewal and mankind’s revitalization.
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You can find a great interactive multi-year Baha’i calendar at bahai.org!

The Baha’i calendar (also called the Badi calendar, meaning wondrous or unique) is a solar calendar composed of 19 months of 19 days each, plus an extra period of four or five intercalary days, known as Ayyam-i-Ha. The Baha’i year begins on the day of the vernal equinox in Tehran (Iran), which usually falls around March 20th or March 21st. The inception of the Baha’i calendar was on 21 March 1844 CE, the year during which the Bab declared His mission and the Baha’i Faith began. Years are counted with the date notation of BE (Baha’i Era). The year 181 BE will begin on 20 March 2024, but because the Baha’i day begins and ends at sunset, this will be celebrated from sunset on March 19th.

2024 / 2025181 BEBaha’i Dates
March 20Baha 1Feast of Baha / Splendour
March 20Baha 1Naw-Ruz (Explore our Collection)
April 8Jalal 1Feast of Jalal / Glory
April 20Jalal 13First Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection)
April 27Jamal 1Feast of Jamal / Beauty
April 28Jamal 2Ninth Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection)
May 1Jamal 5Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection)
May 16Azamat 1Feast of Azamat / Grandeur
May 23Azamat 8Declaration of the Bab (Explore our Collection)
May 28Azamat 13Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Explore our Collection)
June 4Nur 1Feast of Nur / Light
June 23Rahmat 1Feast of Rahmat / Mercy
July 9Rahmat 17Martyrdom of the Bab (Explore our Collection)
July 12Kalimat 1Feast of Kalimat / Words
July 31Kamal 1Feast of Kamal / Perfection
August 19Asma 1Feast of Asma / Names
September 7Izzat 1Feast of Izzat / Might
September 26Mashiyyat 1Feast of Mashiyyat / Will
October 15Ilm 1Feast of Ilm / Knowledge
November 2Ilm 19The Birth of the Bab (Explore our Collection)
November 3Qudrat 1The Birth of Baha’u’llah (Explore our Collection)
November 3Qudrat 1Feast of Qudrat / Power
November 22Qawl 1Feast of Qawl / Speech
November 25Qawl 4Day of the Covenant (Explore our Collection)
November 27Qawl 6Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Explore our Collection)
December 11Masa’il 1Feast of Masa’il / Questions
December 30Sharaf 1Feast of Sharaf / Honour
January 18Sultan 1Feast of Sultan / Sovereignty
February 6Mulk 1Feast of Mulk / Dominion
February 25 – 28Ayyam-i-HaIntercalary Days / Ayyam-i-Ha (Explore our Collection)
March 1Ala 1Feast of Ala / Loftiness
March 1-19Ala 1-19The Baha’i Fast (Explore our Collection)

The Baha’i day ends, and a new one begins at sunset; consequently, the day on which a Nineteen Day Feast or Holy Day is observed begins at the sunset of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates given above.

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