Every nineteen days, Reform Bahais celebrate Feast on the first day of the Bahai month, which is a time for community worship, primarily by sharing readings of prayers and meditations. Non-Bahais are welcome to attend all portions of Feast.
As a religious calendar, the Bahai Calendar, in practice, is often felt to be attuned to modern life, allowing for fluctuating days of worship, once every nineteen days. Along with the nine Holy Days and other community events, the calendar can be as busy or non-hectic as one wishes. The months are named for attributes of God.
| Name of Month | Gregorian Dates |
|---|---|
| Splendour | 21 March — 8 April |
| Glory | 9 April — 27 April |
| Beauty | 28 April — 16 May |
| Grandeur | 17 May — 4 June |
| Light | 5 June — 23 June |
| Mercy | 24 June — 12 July |
| Words | 13 July — 31 July |
| Perfection | 1 August — 19 August |
| Names | 20 August — 7 September |
| Might | 8 September — 26 September |
| Will | 27 September — 15 October |
| Knowledge | 16 October — 3 November |
| Power | 4 November — 22 November |
| Speech | 23 November — 11 December |
| Questions | 12 December — 30 December |
| Honour | 31 December — 18 January |
| Sovereignty | 19 January — 6 February |
| Dominion | 7 February — 25 February |
| The Days of Há | 26 February — 1 March (intercalary) |
| Loftiness | 2 March — 20 March (Month of fasting) |
Holy Days
Naw-Ruz (Bahai New Year)
March 21
First day of Ridvan
April 21
(Ridvan is a Bahai festival during which Baha'u'llah first announced his mission in 1863 in the Garden of Ridvan [pronounced, rez-wan], prior to being exiled from Baghdad to Adrianople.)
Ninth day of Ridvan
April 29
Twelfth day of Ridvan
May 2
Declaration of the Bab
May 23
Ascension of Baha'u'llah
May 29
Martyrdom of the Bab
July 9
Birth of the Bab
October 20
Birth of Baha'u'llah
November 12
Day of the Covenant
November 26
Ascension of Abdul-Baha
November 28