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Baha'i
The next Holy day on the Badi Calendar used by Baha'is is the Ascension of Baha'u'llah which will be observed early Sunday morning around 3 AM May 28th. It commemorates the passing of Baha'u'llah in Bahji near Akka in 1892.
Baha'is suspend work and school on the Holy Day..this year falling on Saturday.
Last year in Iran Baha'is who observe the Holy Day are sanctioned. It takes a lot of courage to be a Baha'i under these circumstances:
"Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by government authorities in an effort to pressure Baha'is not to observe their religious holy days.
"These shops, mostly small businesses, offering services like household appliance repairs or the sales of automobile parts or clothing, were sealed in April and May when the owners closed their stores in observance of Baha'i holy days during those months.
"Further to these closures, Iranian authorities told some of the shopkeepers that if they do not sign a pledge that they will only close their stores on recognized national holidays their business licenses will be revoked and their stores closed permanently."
http://news.bahai.org/story/1057
I'll post more about the passing of Baha'u'llah later.
Baha'is suspend work and school on the Holy Day..this year falling on Saturday.
Last year in Iran Baha'is who observe the Holy Day are sanctioned. It takes a lot of courage to be a Baha'i under these circumstances:
"Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by government authorities in an effort to pressure Baha'is not to observe their religious holy days.
"These shops, mostly small businesses, offering services like household appliance repairs or the sales of automobile parts or clothing, were sealed in April and May when the owners closed their stores in observance of Baha'i holy days during those months.
"Further to these closures, Iranian authorities told some of the shopkeepers that if they do not sign a pledge that they will only close their stores on recognized national holidays their business licenses will be revoked and their stores closed permanently."
http://news.bahai.org/story/1057
I'll post more about the passing of Baha'u'llah later.
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