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Birth of Baha'u'llah
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is one of nine holy days in the Bahá'í calendar that is celebrate...
published: 08 Nov 2009
author: bahai919
Birth of Baha'u'llah
Birth of Baha'u'llah
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is one of nine holy days in the Bahá'í calendar that is celebrated by Bahá'ís around the world. Bahá'u'lláh was born on November 12,...- published: 08 Nov 2009
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Gregorian calendar 2014
MMXIV
Ab urbe condita 2767
Armenian calendar 1463
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published: 29 Dec 2013
10,014 not 1010 WE ARE TEN THOUSAND K Pre Existing Conditions Asylum Crazys Be in Go locked up
10,014 not 1010 WE ARE TEN THOUSAND K Pre Existing Conditions Asylum Crazys Be in Go locked up
Gregorian calendar 2014 MMXIV Ab urbe condita 2767 Armenian calendar 1463 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԳ Assyrian calendar 6764 Bahá'í calendar 170--171 Bengali calendar 1421 Berber calendar 2964 British Regnal year N/A Buddhist calendar 2558 Burmese calendar 1376 Byzantine calendar 7522--7523 Chinese calendar 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 4710 or 4650 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 4711 or 4651 Coptic calendar 1730--1731 Ethiopian calendar 2006--2007 Hebrew calendar 5774--5775 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 2070--2071 - Shaka Samvat 1936--1937 - Kali Yuga 5115--5116 Holocene calendar 12014 Igbo calendar 1014--1015 Iranian calendar 1392--1393 Islamic calendar 1435--1436 Japanese calendar Heisei 26 (平成26年) Juche calendar 103 Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days Korean calendar 4347 Minguo calendar ROC 103 民國103年 Thai solar calendar 2557 Unix time 1388534400--1420070399 This box: view talk edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2014. 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium, the 14th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade. The United Nations designated 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming and Crystallography.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Predicted and scheduled events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 August 1.8 September 1.9 November 1.10 December 1.11 Date unknown 2 Major religious holidays and observances 3 In fiction 4 References Predicted and scheduled events January January 1 -- Latvia will officially adopt the euro currency and will become the eighteenth Eurozone country. February February 7--23 -- The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia. March March 27 -- Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes) will reach perihelion. April April 29 -- An annular solar eclipse will occur. May May 29 -- Faye's Comet will reach perihelion. June June 12 -- July 13 -- The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. The Sky City skyscraper is planned for completion in Changsha, Hunan, China. August August 24 -- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will cross the orbit of Neptune after travelling for over eight years. New Horizons is scheduled to reach its mission target, Pluto, in 2015. September September 18 -- The Scottish independence referendum will be held. The first unmanned flight test of NASA's Orion spacecraft is scheduled to be launched in September 2014. November November 9 -- The Catalan independence referendum will be held. December December 31 -- The United States and the United Kingdom will officially withdraw their troops from Afghanistan, marking the end of their 13-year involvement in the Afghan Civil War. Date unknown Moore's Law of continuous microchip miniaturization is likely to become obsolete in 2014 due to economic constraints.[2] The International Cometary Explorer, a 1978 NASA solar probe that was repurposed for a mission to explore comets, will approach Earth for the first time in decades. Unless it is reactivated for a new mission, it has enough propellant to be re-captured in the Earth system and potentially recovered in orbit. It has already been donated to the Smithsonian Institution if it should be returned to Earth intact. The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report is scheduled to be published.[3] A commercial cure for baldness is predicted to become available in 2014.[4] JAXA's Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission is expected to be launched in 2014.[5] The first commercial products using memristor technology are expected to become available in 2014.[6] Major religious holidays and observances January 6 -- Christmas (Armenian Church) January 7 -- Christmas (Eastern Christianity) January 31 -- Chinese New Year February 1 -- Imbolc (celebrated on February 2 in some places) March 4 -- Shrove Tuesday- published: 29 Dec 2013
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Ayyam-i-ha
Ayyám-i-Há refers to a period of four or five intercalary days in the Bahá'í calendar, whe...
published: 02 Mar 2011
author: GibraltarBahai
Ayyam-i-ha
Ayyam-i-ha
Ayyám-i-Há refers to a period of four or five intercalary days in the Bahá'í calendar, where Bahá'ís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há.- published: 02 Mar 2011
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- author: GibraltarBahai
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aCalendar+ Android Calendar for Android
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published: 26 Oct 2013
aCalendar+ Android Calendar for Android
aCalendar+ Android Calendar for Android
Google Play Download (Paid) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.withouthat.acalendarplus Free Version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.withouthat.acalendar Or Download apk http://www45.zippyshare.com/v/27696371/file.html Version: 0.15.4.1 Required: Android 2.1 and up aCalendar+, the best-rated Android calendar. EXTRA FEATURES (aCalendar+ only) ● Month widget ● text and file sharing option ● Privacy and availibility settings ● Create new local calendars (ICS+ only) ● Show attendees, accept/reject invitations ● Helps protect the endangered Mountain Tapir in the cloud-forests of Ecuador through World Land Trust http:// www.worldlandtrust.org with a donation of 4m² per purchase FEATURES ● intuitive navigation with smooth transitions ● day, week & month calendar ● Fullscreen widgets ● flexible recurrences ● birthdays & anniversaries with photos from your addressbook and editing ● uses Android's native calendar backend and synchronization ● no battery drain ● moon phases and zodiac signs for birthdays ● QR barcode sharing of events ● 12/24h clock honoring system settings ● optimized text display and improved line- break USAGE ● move forward and backward by swiping vertically or volume rocker ● switch between calendar views with a horizontal swipe (opens the day or week you start the swipe gesture on) or double-tap for day view ● tap to open event ● long-press to add new event ● long-press on mini-month to go to today or jump to date ● tap on photo to open quick contact menu ● 3-finger-tap to go to today PERMISSIONS On top of the basic calendar and contact permissions also necessary for the free version, aCalendar+ also asks for Internet. Internet will be used in the future for Google Tasks and potentially other services. aCalendar+ respects your privacy and will NEVER send any of your private data anywhere unless configured by YOU. 'Send Email to guests' is bound to 'write calendar data' by Google. TRANSLATIONS aCalendar+ is translated into over 20 languages - please let me know if there is a bad translation somewhere. LOVE ♥ If you like aCalendar+, you can show your support by rating 5-stars and recommending it to your friends ♥ ROADMAP (Planned features) ● more calendar widgets ● attendee management ● agenda view and widget ● Google Tasks integration ● Color-coded categories (requires Android 4.0.3+) ● alternative calendar system support (Bahá'í, Chinese, Ethiopian, Hebrew, Indian, Iranian/Persian, Islamic/Hijri, Thai, Zoroastrian)- published: 26 Oct 2013
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Amazing Holidays in Bardolino Italy 1080p [HD]
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published: 07 Sep 2013
Amazing Holidays in Bardolino Italy 1080p [HD]
Amazing Holidays in Bardolino Italy 1080p [HD]
WebSite: http://www.electroonic.de/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/ALDreOfficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALDreStudio Instagram: http://instagram.com/aldreofficial Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/ALDreOfficial ALDre Official Studio 2©13 [Fly with us .. A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law in which normal activities, especially business or work, are to be suspended or reduced. Generally holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate something of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, or even personal choices. The concept of holidays has most often originated as religious observances. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational function as anything else. In many societies there are important distinctions between holidays designated by governments and holidays designated by religious institutions. For example, in many predominantly Christian nations, government-designed holidays may center around Christian holidays, though non-Christians may instead observe religious holidays associated with their faith. In some cases, a holiday may only be nominally observed. For example, many Jews in the Americas and Europe treat the relatively minor Jewish holiday of Chanukah as a working holiday, changing very little of their daily routines for this day. Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions (see etymology above). Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year, the chief ones being Easter and Christmas. The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints. Jehovah's Witnesses annually observe "The Passover".[1] In Islam, the largest holidays are Eid ul-Fitr (immediately after Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (at the end of the Hajj). Hindus, Jains and Sikhs observe several holidays, one of the largest being Diwali (Festival of Light). Japanese holidays contain references to several different faiths and beliefs. Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays follow the order of the Wheel of the Year. Some are closely linked to Swedish festivities. The Bahá'í Faith observes holidays as defined by the Bahá'í calendar. Jews have two holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Weeks, called Pentecost in Greek); and the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly). Susan E. Richardson (July 2001). Holidays & Holy Days: Origins, Customs, and Insights on Celebrations Through the Year. Vine Books. ISBN 0-8307-3442-2. Lucille Recht Penner and Ib Ohlsson (September 1993). Celebration: The Story of American Holidays. MacMillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-02-770903-5. Barbara Klebanow and Sara Fischer (2005). American Holidays: Exploring Traditions, Customs, and Backgrounds. Pro Lingua Associates. ISBN 0-86647-196-0.- published: 07 Sep 2013
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March 21 New Year's Day
Retired history professor Dr. Nas Rassekh talks about the history of the spring equinox on...
published: 21 Mar 2011
author: dawnbreaker1844
March 21 New Year's Day
March 21 New Year's Day
Retired history professor Dr. Nas Rassekh talks about the history of the spring equinox on March 21 being celebrated as new year's day for at least the last ...- published: 21 Mar 2011
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- author: dawnbreaker1844
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Spring Equinix, Passover and Easter.wmv
March 20th is Spring Equinox, the Astrological New Years, as well as the Biblical New Year...
published: 10 Mar 2010
author: Gahl Sasson
Spring Equinix, Passover and Easter.wmv
Spring Equinix, Passover and Easter.wmv
March 20th is Spring Equinox, the Astrological New Years, as well as the Biblical New Year. It is also the beginning of the Persian and Bahá'í calendars. Mot...- published: 10 Mar 2010
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- author: Gahl Sasson
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"The Bahá'í Temple" Modern Hebrew Webinar | by eTeacherHebrew.com
http://eTeacherHebrew.com/join-webinar - The Baha'i Temple
We will visit Haifa (Hebrew an...
published: 03 Mar 2012
"The Bahá'í Temple" Modern Hebrew Webinar | by eTeacherHebrew.com
"The Bahá'í Temple" Modern Hebrew Webinar | by eTeacherHebrew.com
http://eTeacherHebrew.com/join-webinar - The Baha'i Temple We will visit Haifa (Hebrew and English) in one of its most beautiful gardens and the Baha'i temple. How come Haifa (and not Jerusalem) was chosen by the Baha'i to build their temple. Any ideas? Lehit az, Sigal מקדש הבהאיים נבקר בחיפה (בעברית ובאנגלית) באחד מגניה היפים ובמקדש הבהאיים מדוע נבחרה חיפה (ולא ירושלים) לשמש מקום למקדשם של הבהאיים. יש רעיונות? להת אז.. סיגל- published: 03 Mar 2012
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WORLDWARIII3 2015
2053
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the year 2053. For the nu...
published: 11 Mar 2014
WORLDWARIII3 2015
WORLDWARIII3 2015
2053 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the year 2053. For the number, see 2053 (number). Millennium: 3rd millennium Centuries: 20th century -- 21st century -- 22nd century Decades: 2020s 2030s 2040s -- 2050s -- 2060s 2070s 2080s Years: 2050 2051 2052 -- 2053 -- 2054 2055 2056 2053 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 2053 MMLIII Ab urbe condita 2806 Armenian calendar 1502 ԹՎ ՌՇԲ Assyrian calendar 6803 Bahá'í calendar 209--210 Bengali calendar 1460 Berber calendar 3003 British Regnal year N/A Buddhist calendar 2597 Burmese calendar 1415 Byzantine calendar 7561--7562 Chinese calendar 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 4749 or 4689 — to — 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 4750 or 4690 Coptic calendar 1769--1770 Discordian calendar 3219 Ethiopian calendar 2045--2046 Hebrew calendar 5813--5814 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 2109--2110 - Shaka Samvat 1975--1976 - Kali Yuga 5154--5155 Holocene calendar 12053 Igbo calendar 1053--1054 Iranian calendar 1431--1432 Islamic calendar 1475--1476 Japanese calendar Heisei 65 (平成65年) Juche calendar 142 Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days Korean calendar 4386 Minguo calendar ROC 142 民國142年 Thai solar calendar 2596 Unix time 2619302400--2650838399 This box: view talk edit 2053 (MMLIII) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Predicted and scheduled events The United States of America's armed forces are presumed to phase out the entire M1 Abrams fleet from service. By this time, the M1 Abrams will have seen 71 years of service with the U.S. Army and USMC. It will be presumably replaced by Main battle tanks or weapons systems resulting from either the GCV (Ground combat vehicle) program, or cancelled FCS (Future combat systems) program. In fiction 2053 sees the end of World War III, as given in Star Trek: First Contact. This was originally presumed to be the starting date for the War, but that was given as 2026 in the Star Trek: Enterprise two parter, "In a Mirror, Darkly". The currently given end year clouds logic over how in 2079, there is a postatomic horror directly attributed to the aftermath of World War Three (TNG episode "Encounter at Farpoint"). The Sega CD game Rise of the Dragon is set in a dystopian cyberpunk version of Los Angeles in 2053. The Ray Bradbury short story, "The Pedestrian", takes place on a 2053 November evening. The Japanese computer animated film Planzet takes place in 2053.[1][2] 2015 WWIII3 References ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Planzet CG Anime Film". Anime News Network. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-07. ^ "Planzet, Eden of the East II Films' Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07. Categories: 2053 Navigation menu Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Data item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version Languages العربية भोजपुरी Dansk Esperanto فارسی Français 贛語 한국어 Hrvatski ქართული Қазақша Македонски Bahasa Melayu Nāhuatl नेपाली नेपाल भाषा 日本語 Norsk nynorsk पालि Português Runa Simi Slovenčina Tagalog Татарча/tatarça ไทย Türkmençe Winaray Žemaitėška Edit links This page was last modified on 11 March 2014 at 05:11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Developers Mobile view Wikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki- published: 11 Mar 2014
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یادی از یاران در هفتادم بهار صعود حضرت بهاءالله
In the early hours of the morning of 29 May, 1892, Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í ...
published: 28 May 2013
author: parrimaleki
یادی از یاران در هفتادم بهار صعود حضرت بهاءالله
یادی از یاران در هفتادم بهار صعود حضرت بهاءالله
In the early hours of the morning of 29 May, 1892, Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith passed away. The commemoration of His passing is called 'The ...- published: 28 May 2013
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Amame in Observance of Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
For more beautifully composed music and soaring harmonies, please visit Elika Mahony's mus...
published: 10 Nov 2013
Amame in Observance of Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
Amame in Observance of Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
For more beautifully composed music and soaring harmonies, please visit Elika Mahony's music web site at: http://music.elikamahony.com/ Bahá'ís observe the anniversary of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh (born Mirza Husayn-'Ali) on Nov. 12, 1817, in Tehran, Persia (now Iran). Bahá'u'lláh, which means the "Glory of God," is the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. This holy day is one of the nine holy days of the year when work is suspended. ~ Bahá'ís of the United States O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant. ~ Bahá'u'lláh Amame ("Love Me") by Elika Mahony and Ali Youssefi © Elika Mahony Music Excerpts © Bahá'í International Community. Photos © Bahá'í Writings As Art A slideshow by Bahá'í Writings As Art. This is not an official Bahá'í Faith production. Sources of excerpts (there are simply too many to include on such a short slideshow, so it is done here): http://www.bahai.us/welcome/principles-and-practices/bahai-calendar/ http://www.bahai.org/faq/#FE70B45C-AE6D-512A-7B0CF1B7A8124BD8 Arabic Hidden Word 5. O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant. ~ Bahá'u'lláh Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, 2d rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1974), p. 62. Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 164. Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 106. Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 147. Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 139 Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community. The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 126. Excerpt © Bahá'í International Community.- published: 10 Nov 2013
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Baha'i Faith - Principles and Practices
For more information, please visit: http://www.bahai.us/ To become a Baha'i is to respond ...
published: 08 Dec 2011
author: BahaiNationalCenter
Baha'i Faith - Principles and Practices
Baha'i Faith - Principles and Practices
For more information, please visit: http://www.bahai.us/ To become a Baha'i is to respond to the call of God for this day and to join a global fellowship com...- published: 08 Dec 2011
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- author: BahaiNationalCenter
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Song of the Baha'i Months
Find out more about this song and other ways to learn the Baha'i months here: http://www.e...
published: 27 Mar 2012
author: EnableMeToGrow
Song of the Baha'i Months
Song of the Baha'i Months
Find out more about this song and other ways to learn the Baha'i months here: http://www.enablemetogrow.com/2012/03/28/learning-the-bahai-months/- published: 27 Mar 2012
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- author: EnableMeToGrow
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Naw Ruz Baha'i New Year
This is a short video for the Naw-Ruz celebration.
Naw-Ruz in the Baha'i Faith is one of n...
published: 17 Mar 2014
Naw Ruz Baha'i New Year
Naw Ruz Baha'i New Year
This is a short video for the Naw-Ruz celebration. Naw-Ruz in the Baha'i Faith is one of nine holy days for the followers of the Baha'i Faith worldwide and the first day of the Baha'i calendar occurring on the vernal equinox, around March 21st. In this regard Baha'u'llah the prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith in the Most Holy Book says: We ... have designated for you Naw‐Ruz as a feast ... Happy the one who entereth upon the first day of the month of Bahá, the day which God hath consecrated to this Great Name ... the day on which the breath of life is wafted over all created things..." (The Most Holy book pp, 25 & 60)- published: 17 Mar 2014
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Mary Aune - part 1/2
Mary Aune is a member of the Bahá'í Community of Brazil. She was a delegate to the United ...
published: 11 Mar 2010
Mary Aune - part 1/2
Mary Aune - part 1/2
Mary Aune is a member of the Bahá'í Community of Brazil. She was a delegate to the United Nations 54th Commission on the Status of Women on behalf of the Baha'i International Community. She is an External Affairs Representative of the Brazilian Bahá'í Community.- published: 11 Mar 2010
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Happy New Year to Iran's Baha'i سال نو مبارک به ایران رضوان بهایی Ridvan
An Iranian in The Paradise VoA New Year شهره آغداشلو یک ایرانی در بهشت Shohreh Aghdashloo ...
published: 27 Apr 2011
author: The21Azar
Happy New Year to Iran's Baha'i سال نو مبارک به ایران رضوان بهایی Ridvan
Happy New Year to Iran's Baha'i سال نو مبارک به ایران رضوان بهایی Ridvan
An Iranian in The Paradise VoA New Year شهره آغداشلو یک ایرانی در بهشت Shohreh Aghdashloo ( listen (help·info) Persian: 'شهره آغداشلو; born May 11, 1952) is ...- published: 27 Apr 2011
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- author: The21Azar
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P4 خواستگاری Love In Islamic Iran عشق ایرونی دم پیری و معرکه گیری Wedding
Part 1 خواستگاری Love In Islamic State of Iran عشق ایرونی دم پیری و معرکه گیری
Free The...
published: 31 Mar 2014
P4 خواستگاری Love In Islamic Iran عشق ایرونی دم پیری و معرکه گیری Wedding
P4 خواستگاری Love In Islamic Iran عشق ایرونی دم پیری و معرکه گیری Wedding
Part 1 خواستگاری Love In Islamic State of Iran عشق ایرونی دم پیری و معرکه گیری Free The Persian Parrot زنده باد طوطی http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJRv9ps5j8U Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz], "New Day", originally "New Light") is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year. Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians, the same time is celebrated in parts of the South Asian sub-continent as the new year. The moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and Iranian families gather together to observe the rituals. Originally being a Zoroastrian festival, and the holiest of them all, Nowruz is believed to have been invented by Zoroaster himself, although there is no clear date of origin. Since the Achaemenid era the official year has begun with the New Day when the Sun leaves the zodiac of Pisces and enters the zodiacal sign of Aries, signifying the Spring Equinox. The Jewish festival of Purim is probably adopted from the Persian New Year. It is also a holy day for Sufis, Ismailis, Alawites, Alevis, and adherents of the Bahá'í Faith. The term Nowruz in writing, first appeared in Persian records in the 2nd century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the Emperor, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah), of Persia on Nowruz. The significance of Nowruz in the Achaemenid empire was such that the great Persian king Cambyses II's appointing as the king of Babylon was legitimized only after his participation in the New Year festival (Nowruz). The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. During the meeting of The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United Nations, held between 28 September -- 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity -- The Haft Sīn items are: * sabzeh - wheat, barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish - symbolizing rebirth * samanu - a sweet pudding made from wheat germ - symbolizing affluence * senjed - the dried fruit of the oleaster tree - symbolizing love * sīr - garlic - symbolizing medicine * sīb - apples - symbolizing beauty and health * somaq - sumac berries - symbolizing (the color of) sunrise * serkeh - vinegar - symbolizing age and patience. Other items on the table may include: * Sonbol - Hyacinth (plant) * Sekkeh - Coins - representative of wealth * traditional Iranian pastries such as baghlava, toot, naan-nokhodchi * Aajeel - dried nuts, berries and raisins * lit candles (enlightenment and happiness) * a mirror (symbolizing cleanness and honesty) * decorated eggs, sometimes one for each member of the family (fertility) * a bowl of water with goldfish (life within life, and the sign of Pisces which the sun is leaving). As an essential object of the Nowruz table, this goldfish is also "very ancient and meaningful" and with Zoroastrian connection. * rosewater, believed to have magical cleansing powers * the national colours, for a patriotic touch * a holy book (e.g., the Avesta, Qur'an, Bible, Torah, or Kitáb-i-Aqdas) and/or a poetry book (almost always either the Shahnameh or the Divan of Hafez)- published: 31 Mar 2014
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Baha'i Naw-Ruz
The Babi and Baha'i Naw-Ruz In the Badi` calendar of the Bab, Naw-Ruz is the day of Baha o...
published: 22 Jul 2009
author: treasureswonderment
Baha'i Naw-Ruz
Baha'i Naw-Ruz
The Babi and Baha'i Naw-Ruz In the Badi` calendar of the Bab, Naw-Ruz is the day of Baha of the month of Baha, a day called by the Bab `the Day of God' (yawm...- published: 22 Jul 2009
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- author: treasureswonderment