March 2 through
March 21

Nineteen-Day Fast

March 21

Naw Rúz (Bahá’í New Year)*

April 21 (1863)
3:00 p.m.

First Day of Ridván (Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh)*

April 29

Ninth Day of Ridván*

May 2

Twelfth Day of Ridván*

May 23 (1844)

Declaration of the Báb*
(2 hours, 11 minutes after sunset, May 22)

May 29 (1892)
3.00 a.m.

Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh*

July 9
(1850)
Noon

Martyrdom of the Báb*

October 20 (1819)

Birth of the Báb*

November 12 (1817)

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh*

November 26

Day of the Covenant

November 28 (1921)
1.00 a.m.

Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

*Days on which work should be suspended