Happy Ayyam-i-Ha

 

Caleb Vierkant / Wrangell Sentinel

Members of Wrangell's Baha'i faith came together at the Stikine Inn on Friday night, March 1, to celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha. Ayyam-i-Ha is a festival that comes between the last two months of the Baha'i calendar. The Baha'i calendar is divided into 19 months of 19 days, each month representing a different aspect of God, with several intercalary days to ensure the Baha'i's new year coincides with the vernal equinox. During Ayyam-i-Ha, members of the faith are encouraged to gather together for fellowship and celebration.

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