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Mirza Husayn-Ali, who is known to the world by His title, Baha’u’llah, was born in Tehran, Iran on 12 November, 1817. Baha’u’llah means “Glory of God” in Arabic and He is the Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith. The anniversary of the day He was born is celebrated alongside the Birth of the forerunner of His Revelation, the Bab. These Twin Holy Days are celebrated annually as one festival where the closely interwoven missions of these two Divine Luminaries are remembered together.
In this video created by the Moreland Baha’i community in Australia, we catch a glimpse of how their community, like so many others around the world, is planning the celebration of the bicentenary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah taking place in 2017. The expectation is that the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah happening this year will be a big event. A really big event, with the hope of seeing 10 times the number of people attending as there are Baha’is in the community.
For the Moreland Baha’i community, that means having an event with over 150 people – which is much larger than any event they’ve ever held before. Undeterred and with this goal in mind, they started planning early for an event that truly reflects their unique community, and something that they will be proud to invite everyone they know to.
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Wunderbar! Bereitet Baha’ u’llah ein schönes, großes, Fest zum 200 Jahrestag. Alles Gute
Rita Hurni (April 4, 2017 at 12:59 PM)
The Portland Maine Baha’i community plans for 200 anniversary:
1-Short daily quote from Baha’u’llah being sent out from April 4th for next 200 days to a wider contact list
2- Donating 200 tulip to be planed at the public garden in the city of Portland Maine
3-Donating a garnet bench to the public park in honor of 200 anniversary
4- Planning an evening celebration in a Italian heritage center to accommodate 250 guests on October 21st.
parivash Rohani (April 4, 2017 at 7:04 PM)
Wow! That sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing, Parivash!
Sonjel Vreeland (April 4, 2017 at 9:50 PM)
We are offering a course at the L/A college on the faith and the station of Baha’u’llah as a new messenger. The class is scheduled for May 10th from 9:30 to 11:30 titled ” faith of our forefathers”
parivash Rohani (April 4, 2017 at 11:56 PM)
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing these creative approaches.
Leslie Wilder (April 4, 2017 at 3:28 AM)