Holy Daze: World Religion Day (January 20th, 2013) – Bahá’í Faith, Interfaith
World Religions
In 1949, The National Spiritual Assembly (a governing body of the Bahá’í Faith in the United States) proclaimed that every year on the third Sunday of January, the Bahá’í community would observe World Religion Day. Despite this observance being originally founded by the Bahá’í community, it is intended to be celebrated by all the world’s religious traditions.
It is a day to celebrate the unity of all people of the world and all faiths. A core message of World Religion Day is “Religion must be the cause of unity”. Personally, I think this is a wonderful concept. I hope you will take a moment on this day to reflect on your own faith traditions or viewpoints, while also seeking to understand and appreciate other faiths and viewpoints.
Various communities throughout North America will be holding interfaith services and celebrations. If you want to learn more about this inclusive holiday, check out the World Religion Day Web site for more information.
M. xo
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“Hey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at all. Together we stand, divided we fall.” ― Pink Floyd
“The Destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.” ― T. H. White, The Once and Future King
“The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens”― Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book
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