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.
Service to humanity is an act that springs from a love for all humanity and a recognition of its oneness. In this collection, we explore the themes and perspectives around this critical spiritual principle.
“A Day of Service” is a short film that depicts a day of service in a Baha’i village in North-Western Zambia. The video was produced by a team of international filmmakers with the support of the Baha’is of Mwinilunga.
The Mwinilunga cluster is vibrant and bright: you can read about the dynamism of this area in this Baha’i World News Service story or listen to some of the joyful and energetic songs this village has created here on Baha’i Blog. This film, performed by the local Baha’is in the Lunda language, shows what a day filled with service might look like.
If you enjoyed this video, you might also enjoy the short film “The Joy of Service”.
For more Baha’i-inspired video content, you might enjoy Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel.
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.
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