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Do Baha I celebrate Christmas?

Do Baha I celebrate Christmas?

Do Bahá’ís celebrate Christmas as a religious community? No, we don’t. We accept Christ wholeheartedly, and therefore honor the celebration of His birth, but we do not celebrate Christmas as a community. So as a community, we only celebrate the holy days and holidays associated with the Bahá’í calendar.

What holidays do Baha I celebrate?

Holy days

  • Naw-Rúz. Annually on Bahá 1.marks the beginning of spring See Naw-Rúz.
  • The Birth of the Báb. Annually in October or November.
  • Declaration of the Báb. Annually on ʻAẓamat 8.
  • Martyrdom of the Báb. Annually on Raḥmat 17.
  • The Birth of Baha’u’llah.
  • Festival of Ridván.
  • Ascension of Baháʼu’lláh.
  • Day of the Covenant.

What year was Bahá u LLAH born?

November 12, 1817
Baháʼu’lláh/Date of birth

What is the Day of the Covenant in the Baháʼí Faith?

November 25
The Day of the Covenant is the day when Baháʼís celebrate the appointment of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá as the Centre of Baha’u’llah’s Covenant. It occurs yearly on the 4th day of Speech (Qawl) which coincides with either November 25 or 26 depending on when Naw Ruz falls on that year.

Do Baha I drink alcohol?

Baháʼís are forbidden to drink alcohol or to take drugs, except by a doctor’s order. The reason being that God has given human beings reason and intoxicants take that away and lead the mind astray.

Who do Baha’is pray to?

Bahá’ís can pray directly to God, or to God through his manifestation Bahá’u’lláh.

How do Baha’is worship?

Bahá’í services are very simple with readings from the scriptures, along with interpretations of them and prayers. Bahá’í are encouraged to come together in communal worship, but there are no congregational prayers. One person will recite prayers on behalf of everyone present.

How is Bahai practiced?

Bahá’ís see themselves as a people with a mission to bring harmony and unity in the world, and this is reflected in their spiritual practice. Prayer, fasting and meditation are the main ways of achieving this and for making spiritual progress. …

What can Bahais not do?

Baháʼís are forbidden to drink alcohol or to take drugs, except by a doctor’s order. The reason being that God has given human beings reason and intoxicants take that away and lead the mind astray. The non-medicinal use of opium and other mind-altering drugs are particularly condemned in the Baháʼí scriptures.

What is the Day of the Covenant in reference to what happened on that day?

On November 26, Baha’is around the world will celebrate what is known as the Day of the Covenant on 4 Qawl. This holiday is a celebration of the co-founder of the Bahai faith, Baha’u’llah’s, appointment of his eldest son as his successor.

Who executed the Bab?

On the morning of July 9, 1850 in Tabriz, a 30-year-old Persian merchant known as the Báb was charged with apostasy and shot by order of the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire.

What is prohibited in Bahai?