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24 February 2008

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wendy

You always create such lovely things.

Would you mind explaining a little bit about what Ayyam'i'Ha is? I am embarrassed to admit I have never heard of it before. Thank you.

Elizabeth

It sounds like Ayyam'i'Ha at your place will be such fun!

amy

So beautiful!!!! wish we could come over for a visit!

emilykristin

I second the request for more about Ayyam'i'Ha! And are blue and white the traditional colors or your choice?

Dad

The Baha'i year consists of 361 days -- 19 months of 19 days apiece. To bring it into conjunction with the 365-day Roman calendar, a four-day period is set aside in late February and early March. These four days, referred to as ``the time outside of time,'' stand apart from the rest of the Baha'i calendar and commence the holy day cycle.

Known as Ayyam-i-Ha (pronounced: Ah-YAHM-ee-hah), the four days are traditionally a time of gift-giving for Baha'is, ever since Baha'u'llah founded the faith in the 1840s in Iran. American Baha'i children often await Ayyam-i-Ha the way Christian and Jewish children anticipate Christmas or Hanukkah.

As with those holidays, Ayyam-i-Ha has another dimension: ``The Baha'is view the world as a place where people have been bestowed with enormous gifts -- the gifts of love and generosity, kindness and forbearance,'' says Suheil Bushrui, a Baha'i scholar at the University of Maryland who was born in Nazareth. ``Baha'u'llah speaks of the human being as a treasure house -- as a mine of treasures. And as you go about your life, you begin to dig out the diamonds and rubies and pearls. And the days of Ayyam-i-Ha are days of giving love and generosity. Perhaps the world needs a little sharing.''

American Baha'i families typically visit nursing homes or clean up neighborhood parks during Ayyam-i-Ha. ``We're supposed to do all those things all year-round,'' says Jean Quinn, a former Catholic who converted to the Baha'i faith with her husband, Mike. ``But it's like Christmas -- we finally bring the toys over to the homeless center.''

wendy

Thanks for the info. :-)

limonana

lovely...those globes are so beautiful...a Happy Ayyam'i'Ha to you & your dear family!!

lexi

Wow, loving the globes - they look fantastic, bet they look great hung. And the board is beautiful - you're so clever, I loved this post.

Georgia

I made those globes for Christmas once, and the next year they became a birthday craft for my daughter's close to Christmas birthday. They are so simple but effective. I love your pocket board. Making things to celebrate family holidays is so nice and makes it all so much more exciting. I love the idea of "time outside of time". Have a wonderful Ayyam'i'Ha.

Oshun

Nice pocket board.
I am amazed at the way you manage to hold on to memories from your family. How do you succeed while travelling so much ? On my side I have had to resort to the ''don't hold on to material things'' motto of my yoga practice and give away to friends in need when comes time to leave a country, but I must admit that sometimes I long for those items of days past....

emily

i love the notion of time outside of time. a wonderful celebration to you and your family.

Dawn

Beautiful decorations. And thanks for explaining this wonderful celebration, I was also curious.

fi

I love the globes, the pocket board, the buttons and the Elly...but most of all I love that little bird tag... did it come like that or is it a stamp?
Enjoy your celebrations!

Sabrina

What a fun holiday!! The pocket board looks like a Shim and Sons - The dragon by the way - in the previous post - is WAY cool.

Johanna

... now tell me you have NOT been reading shimandsons.com ;) In case you haven't - you better should! (Oh - just noticed Sabrina already pointed this out ...)

I haven't been to your site for a while, but it sure feels nice to be "back". Sounds strange - but it's true! Your site just has a very unique feel to it.

Best Greetings from Germany!

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