Naw-Ruz

It's a happy holy day today
for the Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
as they celebrate Naw-Ruz,
the first day of the first month
of a Baha'i year.

Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha

Members of the Cagayan de Oro
Baha'i community will observe today,
a holy day, the anniversary of the death of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
Read about 'Abdu'l-Baha at

http://info.bahai.org/abdulbaha.html .

Day of the Covenant

Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
will commemorate today,
a holy day, the Day of the Covenant.
Read about the Covenant at --

http://www.bahai.org/dir/administration/covenant .

Birth of Baha'u'llah

Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
will observe today a holy day
-- the Birth of Baha'u'llah.
See http://www.bahaullah.org/
for a photographic narrative
about His life.

Birth of the Bab

It's a happy holy day today
for the Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
as they celebrate the Birth of the Bab.
See http://info.bahai.org/the-bab.html
for a brief introduction about the Bab.

Martyrdom of the Bab

It's a solemn holy day today
for the Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
as they remember
the Martyrdom of the Bab,
which happened on July 9, 1850.
You may read about the mission
of the Bab at www.bahai.org
where you may also find photographs
of His resting-place on Mount Carmel.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

It's a solemn holy day today
for the Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
as they observe the Ascension of Baha'u'llah,
remembering the time in 1892
when He passed away at Bahji.
See www.bahai.org for the basic teachings
of Baha'u'llah.

Declaration of the Bab

It's a happy holy day today
for the Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro
as they celebrate the Declaration of the Bab
in 1844, the birth of their religion.
Pictures of the Shrine of the Bab
can be viewed at www.bahai.org
and you may download images,
without charge, for non-commercial
purposes (read the Terms of Use).

Ridvan

Baha'is of Cagayan de Oro are celebrating
the festival of Ridvan from April 21 to May 2,
with the first, ninth and twelfth days as holy days.
Members of the Poblacion community
watched on Sunday a film showing
some highlights of the life of Baha'u'llah
Whose declaration of His mission in 1863
took place during the twelve-day period
that is now being commemorated worldwide.

See www.bahai.org for articles about the Baha'i Faith.