Last week we hosted a playgroup for little ones for the Bahá’í holy day the Declaration of the Báb. Since the main commemoration takes place at night (to mark the time the actual historical event took place), we thought it would be nice to have something for the kids during the day. There was a...

April 28, 2013

Nightingales: Ridvan Craft and Sensory Play

by Leanna

“Consider these nightingales. So great is their love for these roses, that sleepless from dusk till dawn, they warble their melodies and commune with burning passion with the object of their adoration. How then can those who claim to be afire with the rose-like beauty of the Beloved chose to sleep?” – Bahá’u’lláh to His...

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April 25, 2013

The Ridvan Garden: Felt Board

by Leanna

Welcome to the next stop in our series “Walking Through the Garden of Ridván.” So far we have set up a Ridván tent, looked at how families around the world celebrate the holiday, sampled a scrumptious rose water cheesecake, and celebrated with some joyous music. For a list of upcoming posts in this series, visit our...

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April 22, 2013

A Festival for All Peoples: Ridvan Around the World

by Leanna

This post is part of the series Walking Through the Garden of Ridván. “The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.” – Bahá’u’lláh Yesterday we were able to celebrate the beginning of the festival of Ridván with our local Bahá’í community. As described in this beautiful introductory post from Creative World of Varya, Ridván...

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April 21, 2013

Welcome to Our Walk Through the Ridvan Garden!

by Leanna

Happy Ridván! I am pleased to announce the beginning of a series from some of the women behind Bahá’í Mom Blogs, designed to tell the story of this festival and introduce some ideas for celebrating it with our little ones. We kick off this series with a post from Varya of Creative World of Varya,...

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