Naw Ruz 2021- A Celebration from the Northern Virginia Baha'i Center

Описание: The Northern Virginia Baha'i Center joyfully shares a program of music, prayers and stories to celebrate the Baha'i New Year, Naw-Ruz or New Day. This program is a collaboration with friends and artists locally and across the world.

The Baha’i New Year or Naw-Ruz, which means "New Day" is associated with the spring equinox, that first day of the re-awakening of the planet. In the northern hemisphere, Naw-Ruz indicates the coming of Spring. It is a time when the icy snows of winter have melted away and the first shoots of the flowers are just beginning to peek through. It is a time when the birds are just beginning to reappear after their months down south.

Naw-Rúz is an ancient festival celebrated by Persians and many other countries along the "Silk Road", dating back to the time of Zoroaster. For Baha’is, the festival of Naw Ruz marks the end of the annual Baha'i month of fasting and is a joyous time of celebration.

The Herald of the Baha'i Faith, the Báb, called the first day of his new calendar “the Day of God”. The remaining eighteen days of the first month were associated with the eighteen Letters of the Living, hence the Báb’s apostles imagined a celebration that would last nineteen days. Bahá’u’lláh, the prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith, adopted the new calendar proposed by the Báb, and the use of Naw-Rúz as a festival for those who observed the fast.

Bahá’ís throughout the world observe Naw-Ruz, gathering with family and friends to celebrate this holy day according to their personal traditions and local customs.

Credit to the artists Taboo, IllumiNative and Mag 7 for a collaboration to show the richness, diversity, and beauty of Indian Country by amplifying contemporary, authentic Native voices, and supporting Native peoples
telling their story.

We wish you a very Happy Naw-Ruz!