/morsl/taxonomy/term/311/all en /morsl/article/holidays-and-holy-days/ridvan-and-beltane-two-lesser-known-celebrations <p>April 21st this year marks the first day of the Festival of Riḍván, a 12-day period celebrated by Bahá'ís around the world to commemorate the 12 days that Bahá’u’lláh (the Promised One) spent in the garden of Riḍván outside Baghdad to declare that he was a Manifestation of God. In Arabic, Riḍván means paradise and is the name of the garden where Bahá’u’lláh stayed for 12 days. Days 1 (April 21), 9 (April 29) and 12 (May 2) are Bahá‘í Holy Days on which work is suspended.</p> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:55:23 +0000 MORSL 2394 at /morsl