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Religious Studies

Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí)

Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick.

Nineteen Day Fast (Baháʼí)

Sunrise to sunset fast also marked with prayer to reinvigorate soul and bring closer to God (fasting). * Not work restricted but involves fasting, so work accommodations may be called for.

Ridván (Baháʼí)

A twelve-day festival in the Bahá'í Faith, when its founder Baha’u’llah declared his mission. Work restricted on the 1st, 9th, and 12th days.

Day of the Covenant (Bahá’í)

This Bahá'í holiday is when Bahá'ís celebrate the appointment of `Abdu'l-Bahá as the Centre of Baha'u'llah's Covenant.

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