Twin Holy Birthdays

Twin Holy Birthdays
Observed bythe Baháʼí Faith
TypeBaháʼí
DateFirst and second day after the eighth new moon following Baháʼí Naw-Rúz
2023 date16–17 October
2024 date2–3 November

The Festivals of the Twin Birthdays or the Twin Holy Birthdays refers to two successive holy days in the Baháʼí calendar that celebrate the births of two central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. The two holy days are the birth of the Báb on the first day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar (20 October 1819) and the birth of Baháʼu'lláh on the second day of Muharram (two years prior, on 12 November 1817).[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "holy days". A concise encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 182–183. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
  3. ^ Smith, Peter (2008). An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 5, 14. ISBN 978-0-521-86251-6. Retrieved 1 January 2015.