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The Baha'i Faith, like other world religions has its own calendar. The Badi or Baha'i Calendar was introduced by The Bab. The Baha'i Era (BE) began with the Declaration of the Bab in 1844.
The Baha'i year consists of 19 months of 19 days adding to 361. Four extra days are added (5 in leap years) to total 365 days of the solar year. These days are celebrated as a time of gift giving, hospitality, and preparing for the fast. The Fast is a period of one Baha'i month of 19 days during which Baha'is do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset. It is a time of reflection, learning to be detached, and reliance on God. It is the last month of the Baha'i year, and ends with the Naw Ruz (new year) celebration. |
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The Bahai people have their own calendar consisting of nineteen months of ninetneen days plus a couple of extra days between the eighteenth and nineteenth months. They have however adopted the Iranian custom of beginning the New Year in the spring equinox. The day begins at sunset rather than midnight, and the New Year celebrations are held during the evening of March 20th. |
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