The Tsukasa Legacy Taiko drummers were part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh Oct. 21, 2017, in Chicago. The program also included vocal and santour music and dance. Creative bicentenary celebrations took place nationwide; read more below. Photo by Lauren Herrmann
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Universal House of Justice — To the Bahá’ís of the world: ‘Unbounded joy’
To all who celebrate the Glory of God
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January/February 2018
January/February 2018
Guided and encouraged at every step by the Universal House of Justice and other institutions of the Faith, Bahá’ís across the U.S. poured their energies over 18 months into building toward the 200th anniversary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh and beyond.
As children’s class teachers helped the kids rehearse a presentation for a bicentenary celebration in Michigan, one child asked, “So, is this play about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?” A teacher remarks, “Typically, our children’s class stories from the Grade 2 and 3 curriculum feature ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, so the kids are not as familiar with Bahá’u’lláh.”
Also, the second and third members of the former leadership group of the Bahá’ís in Iran were released from their unjust imprisonment after a decade; the releases of more are anticipated.
Charles Monroe Ioas relocated as a Bahá’í pioneer in 1954 to help establish the Faith in the Balearic Islands, was honored as a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh, and was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Spain for many years.
Other Bahá’í resources on the web:
Other Bahá’í resources on the web:
- The Bahá’í Faith: website of the worldwide Bahá’í community
- Bahá’í World News Service
- Bahá’ís of the United States
- U.S. administrative and membership resources (sign-in required)
- Ḥuqúqu’lláh, the Right of God (sign-in required)
- National Bahá’í Fund (sign-in required)
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