The  Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Eastern Passage Sector would like to invite Bahá’is and friends to a Holy Day commemoration this Friday. On July 9, Bahá’is around the world commemorate the date in 1850 that the Bab – one of two main figures in the founding of their Faith – was executed by a firing squad in Iran, [...]

Holy Day: Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh

May 29th marks the date of the ascension of Bahá’u’lláh in 1892. After a brief illness, Bahá’u’lláh died approximately eight hours after sunset and Baha’i communities around the world typically commemorate his ascension at 3:00 a.m., standard time.

His mortal remains are interred in a small stone house adjacent to the mansion of [...]