Ayyam-i-Há
I'd been meaning to blog about these 5 days, the 26th of February to the 1st of March, as they're a special time for Baha'is. However, I've been rather busy and not able to. Luckily, Alice has done it for me!
Basically, the Baha'i Calendar is 19 months of 19 days each - this gives us 361 days (what, you don't know your 19 times table?). To make the year equivalent to a solar year, four more days are added (five in a leap year), and these are called intercalary days. The month following the intercalary days is the month of fasting.
It behoveth the people of Bahá, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name; and when they end --these days of giving that precede the season of restraint--let them enter upon the Fast.
Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Aqdas p25
Go read Alice's post - she covers basically what I've said but in more detail, more emphasis on the fast, and some personal reflection. It's good.
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Right now is a special time for Bahá’ís. The Bahá’í calendar, known as the Badí calendar, consists of 19 months of 19 days, with 4 intercalary days (5 in a leap year) from February 26th to March 1st, known as Ayyám-I-Há. These days a... Read More
Thank you :)
I meant to include that quote, but couldn't find it when I searched -probably because it just says "these days"- so I'm going to *borrow* it from you.
I hope the fasting is treating you well.