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Bahá’í Community reaches out on Naw-Ruz

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Observing Naw-Ruz takes different multi-cultural forms in the 120,000 localities where Observing Naw-Ruz takes different multi-cultural forms in the 120,000 localities where Bahá'ís reside around the world. Reprinted with permission of the Observing Naw-Ruz takes different multi-cultural forms in the 120,000 localities where Bahá'ís reside around the world. Reprinted with permission of the Bahá'í International Community.

West Berkshire’s Bahá’í Community is reaching out to the wider community as it plans its celebrations for Naw-Ruz, the Bahá’í New Year’s Day. The festival is held on the spring equinox (March 21) and it marks the end of the Bahá’í Faith’s annual 19-day fast for adults.

Observing Naw-Ruz takes different multi-cultural forms in the 120,000 localities where Bahá’ís reside around the world. Reprinted with permission of the Bahá’í International Community.

The celebrations – to be held in Coley, Reading from 3pm on Sunday March 21 – will include readings of prayers from the Bahá’í scriptures, as well as music, dance and an afternoon of great food.

Bahá’í follower Shawn Khorassani said: “The fast – between sunrise and sunset – is essentially a period of meditation and prayer, of spiritual recuperation.

“We are opening our celebration of Naw-Ruz in Reading, Berkshire to people who want to learn more about the Bahá’í Faith. The Bahá’í community constantly works to break down barriers that separate people and strive for better inter-faith relations.”

The Naw-Ruz is one of the nine holy days of the year when work is suspended.

For more details about the Naw-Ruz celebration in Reading, please call the West Berkshire’s Bahá’í Community on 07964 676461 and leave a message.

Men and women in Bahá’í community celebrate International Women’s Day

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West Berkshire’s Bahá’i community members are marking International Women’s Day by sharing their thoughts on women’s roles as full equals in society.

They voiced their opinions as United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released his statement about the day’s theme of ‘Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for All’.

He said: “Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all . . .But equality for women and girls is also an economic and social imperative.

“Until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice, all our goals – peace, security, sustainable development – stand in jeopardy.”

The views of West Berkshire’s Bahá’i community members are posted below.