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Discipline for the soul . . .

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Bahá’ís within the Thames Valley Bahá’í Community will be joining other Bahá’ís throughout the world for the annual Bahá’í fast in March.

The last month in the Bahá’í calendar – 2 March to 20 March – is dedicated to the Bahá’í fast. During this time Bahá’ís between 15 and 70 years old don’t eat or drink for 19 days from sunrise to sunset and also set aside time for prayer and meditation.

It was Bahá’u’lláh who designated a 19-day period each year when adult Bahá’ís fast each day. This period is the month immediately preceding the Bahá’í new year on 21 March.

The period of fasting is viewed as a time of spiritual preparation and regeneration for a new year’s activities.

Did you go on a Spiritual Hunt to mark Bahá’í New Year?

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Bahá’ís throughout the Thames Valley marked Naw-Ruz last year with family and friends, but what did they do this year? Watch this space to find out soon. In West Berkshire in 2011, Greenham Park was the venue for  Bahá’í New Year Spiritual Hunt for children and adults.

Naw-Ruz, the Bahá’í New Year’s Day, symbolises the new life of spring and marks the end of the Bahá’í Faith’s annual 19-day fast for adults between sunrise and sunset.