Baha'i Holidays - Feast of the Nineteenth Day of the Month of Mulk

As in some religious movements, Baha'ism has a special charter and order of chronology. Followers of the Baha'i faith have a calendar according to which there are 19 months in one year, and each of them has 19 days. Each month of the Baha'i calendar has its own special name. If in the Julian calendar the names of the months exalted the Roman emperors, then in the Baha'i calendar the names of the months symbolize the virtues of God (perfection, knowledge, greatness, will) and man (speech, questions, names, words). The beginning of each year is the spring equinox. From this day begins the beginning of the first month lasting 19 days. To equalize the number of days in the solar year and the Bahá'í calendar, between the penultimate and last month, 4 or 5 days (depending on the number of days in the calendar year) are called Ayam-i-Ha. These are days of relaxation, fun and celebration. The beginning of each month is called the Nineteen Day Feast among Bahá'ís. In 2003, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Russia officially approved the name of the holiday as the Nineteenth Day Feast. In the original it sounds different, but the essence is the same. February 6 or 7 marks the beginning of the 18th month of Mulk (Dominion). The beginning of each month is a holiday, which takes place according to a long-established charter. Previously, every 19 days, at the beginning of each month, adherents of the Baha'i religion gathered together to devote this time to studying and interpreting the teachings, solving important community issues both locally and internationally. This still happens today. For Bahá'ís, the Nineteenth Day Feast remains a bond of community. The final part of this holiday takes place in an informal setting, at a table with treats. Here everyone has the opportunity to relax while listening to performances by artists or talking about topics that interest them. The Nineteenth Day is sacred and all work is prohibited on this day.