Bahá’í Community of Naperville

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Naw-Rúz

Location

St Margaret Mary parish School
1450 Green Trails Drive
Naperville, IL
7:00pm - At St. Margaret Mary's, Upper Room, Potluck
Event date: 
Wed, Mar 20

Potluck to break The Fast.  After sundown on March 20 – the eve of the vernal equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere) – Baha’is throughout the world will celebrate the start of the Baha’i New Year.Called Naw-Ruz – “new day” in Persian, the Baha’i New Year has its roots in Persia, where the Baha’i Faith originated in the mid-1800s. Naw-Ruz is one of nine holy days on which Baha’is suspend work. They start celebrating the holy day at sunset on March 20; often by gathering for prayer and a festive meal. (In the Baha’i calendar, days begin and end at sunset.)