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First day of spring heralds a new year

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For most people in West Berkshire, 21 March won’t anything out of the ordinary. But for the area’s Bahá’í Community, it will be their New Year’s Day.

The Bahá’í New Year, also known as Naw-Ruz (which means New Day), coincides with the start of spring and is the year 167 in the Bahá’í calendar, which dates from 1844 (birth of the Bahá’í Faith).

Myra Erbenova, a member of the Bahá’í Faith in West Berkshire, said: “As the official start of spring, this is a perfect time to celebrate starting afresh and committing ourselves to a spiritual awakening. Just as everything is coming alive after the winter, Bahá’ís view the New Year as a time of promise and hope for unity.”

Naw-Ruz is often celebrated with an evening of prayers from the Bahá’í scriptures, music, dance and food. For more details about the Bahá’í Faith, please call 07964 676461.

Back to school . . .

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A similar talk at St Gabriel's School last year.

 A class of 28 pre-prep four and five year olds at  St Gabriel’s Independent Day School for Girls, Newbury, were treated to a lesson about the Bahá’í Faith recently, given to coincide with   Naw-Ruz – the Faith’s New Year’s Day.

Myra Erbenova, a member of the Bahá’í Faith in West Berkshire, said: “I talked about Bahá’ís being everywhere in the world and all of them celebrating the Bahá’í New Year on the first day of spring.
 
“Education is an important aspect of life within the Bahá’í Community and so I was pleased to be invited to St Gabriel’s School. As Bahá’í New Year is a time for gift giving, each child was given a small gift to join in the celebration.”
 
For more details about the Bahá’í Faith, please call the West Berkshire’s Bahá’í Community on 07964 676461 and leave a message.