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Baháís commemorate 11 holy days each year. These occasions are usually observed with community gatherings in large or small settings, with programs befitting the significance of the day. The tables below indicate where these days fall on a Gregorian calendar for 2021 and 2022.
Holy days |
2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Naw-Rúz The Baháí New Year | 20 March | 21 March |
| First Day of Ridván (meaning Paradise in Arabic) the most important of the Baháí holy days. It is the day on which Baháulláh declared His mission as a Messenger of God. | 20 April | 21 April |
| Ninth Day of Ridván the day on which Baháulláhs family joined Him in the Garden of Ridván. | 28 April | 29 April |
| Twelfth Day of Ridván the day on which Baháulláh and His family left the garden to travel to Constantinople. | 1 May | 2 May |
| Declaration of the Báb the anniversary of the Bábs announcement of His mission in 1844. | 23 May | 24 May |
| Ascension of Baháulláh marking the passing of Baháulláh in 1892 | 28 May | 29 May |
| Martyrdom of the Báb Who was executed in 1850 | 9 July | 10 July |
| Birth of the Báb | 6 November | 26 October |
| Birth of Baháulláh | 7 November | 27 October |
| Day of the Covenant* commemorating Baháulláhs appointment of His son, Abdul-Bahá, as the One to whom His followers should turn after His passing. | 25 November | 26 November |
| Ascension of Abdul-Bahá* marking the passing of Abdul-Bahá in 1921 | 27 November | 28 November |