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.
In this video created by the Washington DC Baha’i community in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah, we get an overview of the Washington DC Baha’i community, its history and its efforts at community building.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah, the Prophet-founder of the Baha’i Faith, and Baha’is and their friends around the world celebrated this special occasion. You can learn more about the life of Baha’u’llah on Bahaullah.org and experience some of the many global celebrations and initiatives here on the bicentenary website.
Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
The DC Baha’is should look up and pray at the African American Civil War Memorial across the street from the AA Civil War Museum (not the new one) and spot Thorton Chase’ name on it… twice… for the two black regiments he served in. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Chase#Civil_War_service
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The DC Baha’is should look up and pray at the African American Civil War Memorial across the street from the AA Civil War Museum (not the new one) and spot Thorton Chase’ name on it… twice… for the two black regiments he served in. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Chase#Civil_War_service
Steven (November 11, 2017 at 11:24 PM)
See also
* https://bahaikipedia.org/Pocahontas_Kay_Grizzard_Pope
* https://alumni.msu.edu/learn/online/livestream-and-video-content/video-content-details.cfm?id=218
* https://bahaikipedia.org/Ludmila_Ott_Bechtold_Van_Sombeek
Steven (November 11, 2017 at 11:29 PM)