Ayyám-i-Há

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Ayyám-i-Há is a Bahá’í festival period marked by hospitality, charity, and gift-giving, observed just before the Bahá’í month of fasting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá’í festival
Bahá’í holy day
religious observance
alsoKnownAs Days of Há
Intercalary Days
associatedWith charity
fellowship
gift-giving
hospitality
joy
service to others
calendarSystem Badí‘ calendar
linked to: Badíʻ calendar
category Bahá’í holy days and festivals
commandedBy Bahá’u’lláh
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
culturalExpression varies by country and community
fixedInGregorianCalendar February 26 to March 1
functionInCalendar intercalary period
hasDevotionalTexts specific prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
languageOfName Arabic
meaningOfName Days of Há
mentionedIn Kitáb-i-Aqdas
numberOfDays 4 or 5
observanceIncludes acts of charity
children’s celebrations
community gatherings
exchanging gifts
feasting
prayer
visiting the poor and needy
observedBy Bahá’í communities
Bahá’ís worldwide
occursBetweenMonths Mulk and ‘Alá’
occursWhen between 18th and 19th months of Badí‘ calendar
positionInCalendar before Bahá’í month of fasting
precedes Bahá’í Fast
preparatoryRole spiritual preparation for the Fast
purposeInCalendar to adjust solar year in Badí‘ calendar
relatedConcept Badí‘ calendar intercalation
Bahá’í Fast
religion Bahá’í Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
scripturalSource writings of Bahá’u’lláh
spiritualEmphasis detachment from material things
generosity
love
service
symbolismOfLetterHá Essence of God
timeOfYear late summer in Southern Hemisphere
late winter in Northern Hemisphere

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Badíʻ calendar hasIntercalaryDays Ayyám-i-Há
Bahá'í holy days include Ayyám-i-Há (as a special festival period)
linked to: Ayyám-i-Há
Bahá'í holy days workSuspendedOn Ayyám-i-Há (in some communities for certain days)
linked to: Ayyám-i-Há
Bahá occursAfter Ayyám-i-Há
Aláʼ precedesPeriod Ayyám-i-Há
subject linked to: ‘Aláʼ
Mashíyyat follows Ayyám-i-Há