Observances // Nov. 8-14 METRO Edition

- Nov. 12 is the Birth of Baha'u'llah. Baha'is celebrate the anniversary of the birth in 1817 of the founder of the Baha'i religion. It is a holy day and all work is suspended. Mirza Husayn-Ali, later known as Baha'u'llah (Glory to God), was born in Tehran. He was an ad...

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Published inStar Tribune
Main Authors Meier, Peg, Staff Writer, Nelson, Sam, Nelson, Peggy, Bates, Floyd
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Minneapolis, Minn Star Tribune Media Company LLC 08.11.1997
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Summary:- Nov. 12 is the Birth of Baha'u'llah. Baha'is celebrate the anniversary of the birth in 1817 of the founder of the Baha'i religion. It is a holy day and all work is suspended. Mirza Husayn-Ali, later known as Baha'u'llah (Glory to God), was born in Tehran. He was an adherent of Islam and later a follower of the Bab, who founded the Babi faith, an independent messianic religion. - Nov. 14 is Kathina. As part of the festival of the coming of lights in Myanmar (formerly called Burma), Buddhists there offer new robes, called Kathin, to Buddhist monks to replace the soiled robes they have worn through the rainy season.
ISSN:0895-2825