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Ridván is a twelve day festival in the Bahá'í Faith, commemorating the commencement of Bahá'u'lláh´s prophethood. It begins at sunset on April 20 and continues until sunset, May 2nd. On the first, ninth and twelfth days of Ridwán, work is suspended.
Ridván means paradise, and is named for the Garden of Ridván, outside Baghdad where Bahá'u'lláh stayed for twelve days after the Ottoman empire exiled him from Baghdad and before commencing His journey to Constantinople.
It is the most holy Baha'i festival, and is also referred to as the “Most Great Festival” and the “King of Festivals". The first, ninth and twelfth (last) days of the Ridvan period are Baha'i holy days on which work must be suspended.
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| Central Figures: The Báb Bahá'u'lláh `Abdu'l-Bahá Shoghi Effendi | |
| Institutions: Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í House of Worship | |
| Individuals: Táhirih, List of Bahá'ís | |
| Holy Cities Haifa, Shiraz, Baghdad, Akko | |
| Topics: Kitáb-i-Íqán, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Qiblih, Bahá'í calendar | |