Observances

The Toronto Baha'i Centre, one of the places where people will celebrate the birth of Baha'u'llah.Toronto, Ontario, 11 November 2009 (CBNS) — The Baha’i Centre in Toronto will be one venue among a few hundred across Canada for a special program tomorrow marking the anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, which occurred on 12 November 1817 in Tehran, Iran.

Toronto, Ontario, 19 October 2009 (CBNS) — In Saskatoon, the Baha’i community is holding separate neighbourhood celebrations. In the community of Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, the Baha’is are gathering at a private home. The Squamish Baha’is have rented the Woman’s Centre, invited their friends, and will be telling stories, and enjoying each other’s company. The Baha’is in Quebec City are preparing one large event at the local Baha’i Centre, to which they’ve invited various musicians and performers to add to the spirit and joy of the occasion.

One of the children who wrote a Peace Message to the Children of the World at Montreal’s Salon du livre.Montreal, Quebec, 6 March 2009 (CBNS) — Every year the Baha’i Community of Montreal participates in the “Salon du livre”, a book exposition that attracts thousands of people to La Place Bonaventure in downtown Montreal. This past November, the Salon du livre Committee decided to invite the children and junior youth who came by the Baha’i booth to take part in a writing competition on the subject of ‘Peace’. They didn’t expect that as many as 266 young people would respond to the challenge. It was decided to invite all participants in the competition to the Bahá’í community’s Intercalary Days Celebration and offer prizes to those who wrote the best Peace Message to the children of the world.

The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel, where his mortal remains are entombed.Toronto, Ontario, 17 October 2008 (CBNS) — This Monday, October 20th, Bahá’ís across Canada commemorate the Birth of the Bab, the first of two divine Messengers of God associated with the Bahá’í Faith. The Bab, along with Baha’u’llah, are the two central figures who founded the Bahá’í Faith in the nineteenth century.

The Baha'i National Centre of Canada in Thornhill, Ontario.Toronto, Ontario, 18 April 2008 (CBNS) — From April 21 to May 2, Baha'is across Canada celebrate the “Most Great Festival” of Ridvan, marking the anniversary of Baha'u'llah's public announcement in 1863 of His divine mission.