Baha'i Holy Days

Baha’is commemorate 11 holy days each year, with 9 Baha’i Holy Days where work and school should be suspended. The dates below are for the Baha’i Holy Days for 2025 and 2026 based on the Gregorian calendar. These Baha’i Holy Days for 2025 and 2026 are from the Guidance from the Universal House of Justice. For the link to the UHJ Feast and Holy Days guidance for 171 B.E. to 221 B.E. is below for further reference.

Holy days	2025	2026
Naw-Rúz The Bahá’í New Year	20 March Year 182 B.E.	21 March Year 183 B.E.
First Day of Ridván (meaning “Paradise” in Arabic) — the most important of the Bahá’í holy days. It is the day on which Bahá’u’lláh declared His mission as a Messenger of God.	20 April	21 April
Ninth Day of Ridván the day on which Bahá’u’lláh’s family joined Him in the Garden of Ridván.	28 April	29 April
Twelfth Day of Ridván the day on which Bahá’u’lláh and His family left the garden to travel to Constantinople.	1 May	2 May
Declaration of the Báb the anniversary of the Báb’s announcement of His mission in 1844.	23 May	24 May
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh marking the passing of Bahá’u’lláh in 1892	28 May	29 May
Martyrdom of the Báb Who was executed in 1850	9 July	10 July
Birth of the Báb Who was born in 1819	22 Oct	10 Nov
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh Who was born in 1817	23 Oct	11 Nov
Day of the Covenant** commemorating Bahá’u’lláh’s appointment of His son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as the One to whom His followers should turn after His passing.	25 Nov	26 Nov
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá** marking the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921	27 Nov	28 Nov

Important to note: The majority of the Bahá’í Holy Days are based on the solar calendar commencing with the Spring Equinox. The exceptions to this are The Birth of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh which are set and move according to a lunar calendar. Please see the guidance from the Universal House of Justice for more information. The calendar of Holy Days for the 171 BE to 221 BE can be found here.
** Work not suspended; Bahá’ís are enjoined to suspend work on all but these holy days.

Other significant days	2025	2026
Ayyám-i-Há (also known as the Intercalary Days) is a period of celebration devoted to charity, gift-giving, and festivities prior to the annual period of fasting	25 Feb – 28 Feb	Feb 25 – Mar 1
The month of fasting, during which Bahá’ís from the age of 15 abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. There are exemptions, including those who are ill, elderly, traveling, pregnant, or breastfeeding.	01 to 19 March	02 to 20 March