Feasts and Holy Days
“In the sacred Laws of God, in every cycle and dispensation, there are blessed feasts, holidays and workless days… All must enjoy a good time, gather together, hold general meetings, become as one assembly, so the national oneness, unity and harmony may become personified in all eyes.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Lights of Guidance, p. 302
Naw Ruz Celebration, Waterloo 1948
Who can help identify the friends at this holy day celebration? Please add names and position in the picture in the comments below.
Naw Ruz in Waterloo, 1948
First Day of Spring…, Waterloo Courier, March 22, 1948
Ridvan in Fairfield, 2022
Article from The Southeast Iowa Union, April 19, 2022
Ayyam-i-Ha in Ames, 2002
Article on Baha’i calendar “extra days,” Iowa State Daily, February 26, 2002
Waterloo Baha’is Celebrate Naw Ruz, 1967
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Kough host celebration, from the Waterloo Courier, March 18, 1967
Kingsley Baha’is Host Birth of Baha’u’llah Celebration, 1970
“Siouxland Baha’is” celebrate at Para home, from the Sioux City Journal, November 12, 1970
From the Des Moines Register, November 13, 1969
Muscatine Baha’is Observe Martyrdom of the Bab, 1974
From the Muscatine Journal, July 5, 1974
Baha’is of Cerro Gordo and Floyd Counties Celebrate Day of the Covenant, 1974
Prayers, discussion honor ‘Abdu’l-Baha, from the Mason City Globe-Gazette, November 26, 1974
Naw Ruz 1987 in Des Moines
Terri Foster Ferrell provided photos of this Naw Ruz hayride…
Ayyam-i-Ha 1985 in Des Moines
Fun evening at the Des Moines Botanical Center
Painting for the Martyrdom of The Bab
This painting of the site of the Martyrdom of The Bab was painted by Mesbah Prosser.