Nova Zelândia

Creative spirit infuses neighborhood celebration

Color and creativity fill the air in the bicentenary celebration in Pine Hill, New Zealand. Art activities, each of which reflect a significant point in the Bab’s life, engage the friends and families gathered for the event, and prayers sung by the children of the neighborhood unite hearts.

Children visit rest home in Auckland

A group of children in Auckland, New Zealand, give a musical performance and presentation about the life of the Báb to the residents of a rest home. The children hand out gifts to the home’s elderly residents, who show their appreciation by playing music for their young guests.

Artwork displayed at bicentenary celebration at New Zealand’s parliament

More than 150 guests gathered in the dignified setting of the Grand Hall and Council Chamber in New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb. The uplifting program involved remarks from a member of parliament. At the front of the chamber hung a large work of art, “Suka Siti” (Sugar City), made by three artists. One of the artists described the inspiration for the tapa cloth which shows the 19 terraces on Mount Carmel with the Shrine of the Báb located at the center.

Family makes art while singing song written by their grandmother

A group of children in Auckland, New Zealand, give a musical performance and presentation about the life of the Báb to the residents of a rest home. The children hand out gifts to the home’s elderly residents, who show their appreciation by playing music for their young guests.

Logotipo do bicentenário Māori

Na Nova Zelândia, o logotipo do bicentenário foi estilizado em um design maori chamado kowhaiwhai. O logotipo usa um padrão kowhai ngutukaka - que simboliza conversa, comunidade e novo começo - e um padrão de mangopare - que simboliza força e poder. Todo o logotipo em si significa o nascer do sol ao amanhecer, referindo-se à aparência do Báb como Manifestação de Deus.

Livreto sobre o Báb

A comunidade bahá'í da Nova Zelândia produziu um livreto sobre a vida e os ensinamentos do Báb, bem como os esforços da comunidade no país.

Celebrando o bicentenário em Wellington

Uma apresentação sobre o Báb, a música de um conjunto de violão e o aroma de um forno de terra tradicional chamado "umu" encheram o ar desta celebração do bicentenário organizada para colegas de trabalho, vizinhos e amigos em Wellington, Nova Zelândia.

Oração escrita pelo Báb transformada em música

Uma oração revelada pelo Báb foi transformada em música por um artista em Auckland, Nova Zelândia.

Local art exhibition strengthens community solidarity

A community in Auckland, New Zealand, organizes a four-day art exhibition to honor the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb. Infused by prayer and music, the exhibition highlights a collection of individual- and community-made works by children, youth, and adults. Also featured at the exhibition is an ngatu, which is a Tongan art form that is created through the contributions of many people adding to a piece that is greater than themselves. An ngatu featured in the film Dawn of the Light, created for the bicentenary, is on display at the exhibition.

Children’s class hosts neighborhood celebration

A collective art project in New Zealand brought together neighbors in bicentenary celebration. The project, organized by the community’s children’s class, involved creating beauty through block printing, palm frond weaving, coloring, and contributing their hand prints to a group poster.

Art piece at exhibition in New Zealand about the Báb

In an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, a painting entitled On This Night is named for a tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh for the occasion of the birth of the Báb.

Oração de 'Abdu'l-Bahá em tonganês

Moradores de diferentes comunidades da Ilha Norte da Nova Zelândia entoaram uma oração bem conhecida de 'Abdu'l-Bahá em Tonganês. A oração, em inglês, diz: “Ó Deus, guia-me, protege-me, ilumina a lâmpada do meu coração e faz de mim uma estrela brilhante. Tu és o Forte e o Poderoso”. Esta reunião devocional fez parte de uma reunião maior, na qual o grupo se preparou para o bicentenário, refletindo sobre o progresso do processo educacional dinâmico que ocorre em suas comunidades, onde pessoas de todas as idades se envolvem em estudos sistemáticos. e ações destinadas a contribuir para o progresso de seus bairros.