Naw-Ruz, meaning New Day, comes when the sun goes over the vernal equinox on March 21, the first full day of spring. Around the world, Baha’is will have a spiritual and social celebration of Naw ...

Naw Ruz began at sunset Thursday, coinciding with the sta… New Year’s came this week for local members of the Baha’i community, who were happy to end the faith’s annual 19-day, sunrise-to ...

The Naw Ruz celebration is co-sponsored by “The Sisters,” a group comprised of faculty, professional women, students, refugees and immigrants who has been holding regular meetings ever since the ...

Naw-Ruz, which means “New Day,” begins year 174 in the Bahá’í calendar, which began in 1844, according to Gayle Metz, a district representative for Bahá’í.

Called Nowruz in the Persian language Farsi, Navroz in the Ismaili Muslim tradition, and Naw-Rúz in the Baha'i faith, the festival is celebrated at the time of vernal equinox — when the sun ...

Naw Ruz is a time of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the bounty of life so evident at this time of year. The Bahá’í scriptures say: “If we are not happy and joyous at this season, ...

Naw-Rúz is one of the nine Bahá'í holy days on which work is suspended. Naw-Rúz is an old Iranian celebration and also marks the start of the Zoroastrian new year. Top. Find out more.

BRATTLEBORO — Members of the local Baha’i Community will join with the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, March 20, to celebrate Naw Ruz, or No Rooz, a “new years” holiday that ...

Naw-Rúz is one of the nine Bahá'í holy days on which work is suspended. Naw-Rúz is an old Iranian celebration and also marks the start of the Zoroastrian new year. Top. Find out more.