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A shadow puppet theater presentation
Some youth in Vantaa, Finland, took great joy in sharing stories using shadow puppet theater. Music and song filled the family home and brought with it a sense of reverence for the Báb.
Glimpses from the bicentenary celebrations across Finland
From a group’s singing of songs in Tampere, to children’s coloring activities in Helsinki, bicentenary celebrations across Finland brought together many communities in remembrance of the Báb’s remarkable life and teachings.
Creating spaces for friendship and prayers in bicentenary celebrations
Families and friends from around Finland held many joyful and intimate gatherings to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb. Some commemorations were focused on creating space for collective prayer, which inspired attendees to start regular devotional gatherings of their own.
Digital art created for the bicentenary
An artist in Finland has created a digital art piece titled, “The Prayer,” for the bicentenary
Paper art rendering of the title of Báb
This is an artistic rendering of the title of the Báb, which means “the Gate.” It was made from quilled colored paper in Inari, Finland.
Paper artwork in Finland depicts the Báb’s title “The Gate”
In reflecting about the connection between the twin Founders of the Bahá’í Faith, a Finnish artist created a collection of paper gates to represent the mission of the Báb as the Herald for Bahá’u’lláh’s coming.
Storytelling activities across Finland
Communities across Finland have been dedicating time and effort to refine their storytelling abilities. They learned about the Báb’s mission and His teachings and explored ways in which they could use stories to capture what they had studied. As an example, one group arranged an interactive storytelling event for people of all ages. In Helsinki, an individual hosted a storytelling evening every two weeks for the period leading up to the bicentenary. Another group of four friends in Keminmaa memorized the words of the Báb so they could share them as they recounted episodes of the early moments of the Faith to their friends.
In Finland, graphics made for bicentenary
A graphic artist in Finland prepared these works in honor of the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb.
Un colorido mosaico de Finlandia
En el periodo previo a la conmemoracion del bicentenario un mosaico representando el símbolo del anillo bahá'í, el cual simboliza la relación entre Dios, Sus Manifestaciones y la humanidad, fué creado en Finlandia.
Historias ilustradas de Finlandia invitan a la reflexión sobre conceptos profundos
Estas ilustraciones de un artista finlandés en Porvoo invitan al lector a explorar conceptos profundos como la unidad de la humanidad y la atracción por la Revelación divina.
Una noche creativa en Finlandia
Amigos y vecinos se reunen en Helsinki, finlandia, para celebrar el bicentenario con una noche cargada de alegria y risas. El arte notablemente caracterizado con el espiritu y la enseñanzas de la Fe bahá'í que se presenta a través de musica y un teatro de marionetas.
