Ayyám-i-Há

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Ayyám-i-Há is a Bahá’í festival period marked by hospitality, charity, and gift-giving, observed just before the Bahá’í month of fasting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá’í festival ⓘ
Bahá’í holy day ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Days of Há ⓘ
Intercalary Days ⓘ
associatedWith charity ⓘ
fellowship ⓘ
gift-giving ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
joy ⓘ
service to others ⓘ
calendarSystem Badí‘ calendar ⓘ
linked to: Badíʻ calendar
category Bahá’í holy days and festivals ⓘ
commandedBy Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
culturalExpression varies by country and community ⓘ
fixedInGregorianCalendar February 26 to March 1 ⓘ
functionInCalendar intercalary period ⓘ
hasDevotionalTexts specific prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
meaningOfName Days of Há ⓘ
mentionedIn Kitáb-i-Aqdas ⓘ
numberOfDays 4 or 5 ⓘ
observanceIncludes acts of charity ⓘ
children’s celebrations ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ
exchanging gifts ⓘ
feasting ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
visiting the poor and needy ⓘ
observedBy Bahá’í communities ⓘ
Bahá’ís worldwide ⓘ
occursBetweenMonths Mulk and ‘Alá’ ⓘ
occursWhen between 18th and 19th months of Badí‘ calendar ⓘ
positionInCalendar before Bahá’í month of fasting ⓘ
precedes Bahá’í Fast ⓘ
preparatoryRole spiritual preparation for the Fast ⓘ
purposeInCalendar to adjust solar year in Badí‘ calendar ⓘ
relatedConcept Badí‘ calendar intercalation ⓘ
Bahá’í Fast ⓘ
religion Bahá’í Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
scripturalSource writings of Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ
spiritualEmphasis detachment from material things ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
love ⓘ
service ⓘ
symbolismOfLetterHá Essence of God ⓘ
timeOfYear late summer in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
late winter in Northern Hemisphere ⓘ

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Badíʻ calendar → hasIntercalaryDays → Ayyám-i-Há ⓘ
Bahá'í holy days → include → Ayyám-i-Há (as a special festival period) ⓘ
linked to: Ayyám-i-Há
Bahá'í holy days → workSuspendedOn → Ayyám-i-Há (in some communities for certain days) ⓘ
linked to: Ayyám-i-Há
Bahá → occursAfter → Ayyám-i-Há ⓘ
Aláʼ → precedesPeriod → Ayyám-i-Há ⓘ
subject linked to: ‘Aláʼ
Mashíyyat → follows → Ayyám-i-Há ⓘ