Observances

Toronto, Ontario, 19 March 2008 (CBNS) — This Friday, March 21, Baha’is around the world will be celebrating the Baha'i New Year (or Naw-Ruz), one of the nine Baha'i holy days.

Toronto, Ontario, 25 February 2008 (CBNS) — From sunset on Feb. 25th to sunset on March 1st, Canadian Baha'is join Baha’is around the world in celebrating the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha by spending time with friends and family, helping those in need through acts of charity, and spreading joy by giving gifts.

Halifax children, youth, and the young-at-heart created a World Religion Day banner signifying world peace.Toronto, Ontario, 23 January 2008 (CBNS) — A number of Baha'i communities across Canada participated in events celebrating World Religion Day this past Sunday, January 20th. A wide variety of events were held for the purpose of stimulating interfaith understanding and religious harmony, including a well-attended gathering at a United Church on Canada’s east coast and a conference on a university campus on the west coast.

The Bahá’í Shrine in Montreal
[Photo by Louis Brunet]
Montreal, Quebec, 10 September 2007 (CBNS) — At a joyous gathering of more than 50 invited guests, the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada re-opened the Bahá’í Shrine in Montreal on Saturday, September 8, 2007. Sacred to the Bahá’ís because of its association with the visit to Montreal in 1912 of the Head of the Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the home has recently been restored to its original condition. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá referred to the home as his “second home” and Shoghi Effendi, the Head of the Bahá’í Faith following ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing in 1921, named the home a Bahá’í Shrine in Canada.

The Abha Voices will perform on Parliament Hill on Canada Day weekend.Winnipeg, Manitoba, 13 June 2007 (CBNS) — A choir from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that draws its lyrics from the writings of the Bahá’í Faith has been selected to perform in the official Canada Day program on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.