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 NERFINISHED
Intercalary Days NERFINISHED
associatedWith charity
fellowship
gift-giving
hospitality
joy
service to others
calendarSystem Badí‘ calendar NERFINISHED
category Bahá’í holy days and festivals
commandedBy Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Kitáb-i-Aqdas NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Bahá’ís worldwide
occursBetweenMonths Mulk and ‘Alá’ NERFINISHED
occursWhen between 18th and 19th months of Badí‘ calendar
positionInCalendar before Bahá’í month of fasting
precedes Bahá’í Fast NERFINISHED
preparatoryRole spiritual preparation for the Fast
purposeInCalendar to adjust solar year in Badí‘ calendar
relatedConcept Badí‘ calendar intercalation
Bahá’í Fast NERFINISHED
religion Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED
scripturalSource writings of Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED
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