Two Baha'i Holy Days later this month of November

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There will be two Baha'i Holy Days later this month.

The first Holy Day is called "The Day of the Covenant" and will be observed from the evening of Friday November 24th to sunset the next day the 25th. The Day of the Covenant for Baha'is focuses on the importance of the Covenant in the Faith... there are at least two Covenants found

first in the Kitab-i-Ahd http://covenantstudy.org/the-kitab-i-ahd/index.html
the Will and Testament of Baha'u'llah

and the second one is the Will and Testament of Abdul-Baha:
http://covenantstudy.org/the-will-and-testament-of-abdul-baha/index.html

In our community we'll have a deepening on the Covenant.

The second Holy Day concerns the "Ascension of Abdul-Baha" and is a Memorial for the life of Abdul-Baha. "Ascension" refers to His spirit ascending meaning His passing from this world.
It is normally observed on November 27th Monday at 1:00 AM. Usually prayers and some references from the life of Abdul-Baha are referred to.
 
Regarding the Day of the Covenant:

These holy Manifestations have been as the coming of springtime in the world…For each spring is the time of a new creation…”— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

"The Bahá’í Faith began with the mission entrusted by God to two Divine Messengers—the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. Today, the distinctive unity of the Faith They founded stems from explicit instructions given by Bahá’u’lláh that have assured the continuity of guidance following His passing. This line of succession, referred to as the Covenant, went from Bahá’u’lláh to His Son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and then from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to His grandson, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice, ordained by Bahá’u’lláh. A Bahá’í accepts the divine authority of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh and of these appointed successors."

http://www.bahai.org/beliefs/bahaullah-covenant/

A Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/The-Day-of-the-Covenant-869583123129896/
 
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The Ascension of Abdul-Baha is also a Holy Day which is a memorial of the passing of the eldest Son of Baha'u'llah on November 28th 1921 in Haifa and there is usually an observance held at 1:00 AM this year it will be on Monday November 27th. From "God Passes By" p. 309 by Shoghi Effendi:

‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s great work was now ended. The historic Mission with which His Father had, twenty-nine years previously, invested Him had been gloriously consummated. A memorable chapter in the history of the first Bahá’í century had been written. The Heroic Age of the Bahá’í Dispensation, in which He had participated since its inception, and played so unique a rôle, had drawn to a close. He had suffered as no disciple of the Faith, who had drained the cup of martyrdom, had suffered, He had labored as none of its greatest heroes had labored. He had witnessed triumphs such as neither the Herald of the Faith nor its Author had ever witnessed.

At the close of His strenuous Western tours, which had called forth the last ounce of His ebbing strength, He had written: “Friends, the time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done. I have served the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh to the utmost of My ability. I have labored night and day all the years of My life. O how I long to see the believers shouldering the responsibilities of the Cause!… My days are numbered, and save this there remains none other joy for me.” Several years before He had thus alluded to His passing: “O ye My faithful loved ones! Should at any time afflicting events come to pass in the Holy Land, never feel disturbed or agitated. Fear not, neither grieve. For whatsoever thing happeneth will cause the Word of God to be exalted, and His Divine fragrances to be diffused.”

Also see:

http://bahaiteachings.org/marking-the-passing-of-abdul-baha
 
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