Arlington Baha’is Greet Naw-Ruz
The Baha’i New Year festival known as Naw-Ruz (literally “New Day”) is held on the spring equinox, March 21, but the celebrations will begin the evening before because the Baha’i day begins at sunset.
The Baha’i community in Arlington, Virginia, will observe the Holy Day with a Feast – a gathering for prayers, songs, sharing and food – the evening of Saturday, March 20.
The festival comes at the end of a 19-day fast in which adult Baha’is abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset as a reminder of the need for individuals to be detached from their material desires.
Naw-Ruz is the first day of the first of 19 months in the Baha’i calendar, which was initiated by the Bab, the Forerunner of the Faith’s Prophet-Founder, Baha’u'llah, who later confirmed it.
Learn more about Naw-Ruz, click here. To contact the Baha’i community in Arlington, click Contact above.
Would any of the friends of Arlington who attended Naw Ruz at the Alexnadria Baha’i Center be willing to share their snap shots/photos of this year’s Naw Ruz Celebration with your truly? If so, please send to my email at sbentler@hotmail.com. Hope to see you again soon, it was excellent to have so many friends from Arlington celebrate with us.