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X-WR-CALNAME:Bahá'í Holy Days 2004
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040322
SUMMARY:Naw-Rúz
UID:BAEBD15D-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:First day of the new year in the Bahá'í calendar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040422
SUMMARY:First Day of Ridván
UID:BAED3752-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Pronounced \"riz-wan\"\, it means paradise in Arabic. It is 
 the name given to the Najíbíyyih Garden in Bagdad\, the Garden of Na'May
 n near 'Akká (Akko)\, Israel (Palestine at that time)\, and the 12-day f
 estival commemorating Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration of His mission to His co
 mpanions in 1863.\nFor 12 days\, April 21 to May 2\, Bahá'is celebrate t
 he same period in 1863 when Bahá'u'lláh\, resided in a garden in Baghdad
  immediately before His exile to Constaninople.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040430
SUMMARY:9th Day of Ridván
UID:BAED3B8E-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Bahá'u'lláh declares His mission on this day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040503
SUMMARY:12th Day of Ridván
UID:BAED3F91-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:6
DTSTAMP:20040324T195114Z
DESCRIPTION:Bahá'u'lláh departs for Constantinople on this day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040524
SUMMARY:Declaration of the Báb
UID:BAED434A-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Forerunner or Herald of the Bahá'í Faith. Prophet-Founder of
  the Bábí Faith. On 23 May\, 1844\, He declared Himself to be the Báb\, 
 or 'Gate of God' to the Shaykhí disciple Mullá Husayn-i-Bushrú'í\, the f
 irst of 18 individuals who sought and discovered the Báb and who are kno
 wn as the Letters of the Living.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040710
SUMMARY:Martyrdom of the Báb
UID:BAED4B06-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the day the Báb was martyred by a 750-man firin
 g squad in the barracks square of Tabríz\, Persia (Iran)\, in 1850. This
  anniversary is observed at noon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041021
SUMMARY:Birth of the Báb
UID:BAED4EC9-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Born Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad in Shíráz\, Persia (Iran) on 20 Oc
 tober\, 1819.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041113
SUMMARY:Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
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SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith and the Manifestation of
  God for this Day. Born Mírza Husayn-'Ali on 12 November\, 1817\, in Núr
  in Mázindarán\, Persia (Iran).
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041127
SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant
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SEQUENCE:2
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Festival observed on 26 November to commemorate Bahá'u'lláh'
 s appointment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá as the Centre of His Covenant. 'Abdu'l-Bah
 á instructed that His own birthday not be celebrated because it falls on
  the Declaration of the Báb. At the believers' request\, He gave them th
 e Day of the Covenant to observe in His honour. Suspension of work is no
 t obligatory on this Holy Day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041129
SUMMARY:Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
UID:BAED5A15-7DCC-11D8-A830-0030655131A2
SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Occurred in the early hours of the morning on 28 November\, 
 1921 in Haifa\, Israel (Palestine at that time). This anniversary is obs
 erved at 1:00 AM. His tomb is on Mount Carmel\, in a vault within the Sh
 rine of the Báb. Suspension of work is not obligatory on this Holy Day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040530
SUMMARY:Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
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SEQUENCE:2
DTSTAMP:20040323T202044Z
DESCRIPTION:Occurred in the early hours of the morning on 29 May\, 1892 
 at Bahjí. This solemn anniversary is observed at 3:00 AM.
END:VEVENT
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