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Celebrações em todo o mundo

Abaixo, um vislumbre das celebrações honrando o bicentenário do nascimento do Báb em diversas localidades pelo país

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Cape Town celebrates with music and dance

The community in Cape Town, South Africa, honored the bicentenary together through song, dance, and fellowship.

In Johannesburg, South Africa, works created by local artists and collaborators are displayed in a week-long gallery show for the enjoyment of the public in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Báb.

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Dignitaries attend a commemoration held in South Africa

Dignitaries were honored guests at a commemoration in South Africa of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Báb. The attendees viewed portions of the film Dawn of the Light and browsed a gallery of artwork that had been created for the historic occasion.

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Widespread joyous celebrations under way in South Africa

In neighborhoods throughout South Africa, communities gather to express their love for the Báb in joyful events to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth. Gatherings are held in the intimate settings of homes with dozens of participants and in larger gatherings at local centers and public meeting places with hundreds of participants. Most celebrations are enriched by myriad artistic expressions—collages, tapestry, paintings, pottery, story-telling and cheerful music and dancing—by adults, youth and children.

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Songs of gratitude uplift celebrations

Music permeated a celebration in Mafikeng, South Africa, as a community came together to commemorate the birth of the Báb. Songs expressing gratitude to God led to those gathered to spontaneously break into dance.

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Criativo trabalho artistico mostra calendário feito pelo Báb

O calendário Badí, usado pelos Bahá'ís em todo o mundo, foi criado pelo Báb com uma abordagem completamente nova para o calendário. Esta arte inspiradora criada por crianças representa esse calendário em uma bela variedade de formas. É estruturado com hexágonos encaixáveis, com o menor representando um dia, o tamanho seguinte um mês e o maior em um ano inteiro. Os hexágonos que representam os dias são feitos de madeira leve e comprimida e adornados com diferentes imagens e passagens dos Escritos do Báb. As formas de mês têm no centro o nome do mês em árabe e inglês. A estrutura do calendário enfatiza que todos nós, nos encaixamos, em um mundo onde a humanidade se encontra unificada.

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Bordado inspirado no Santuário do Báb

Um grupo de sul-africanos criou um conjunto de peças bordadas inspiradas no Santuário do Báb. O artesanato completo será exposto na Sede Nacional Bahá'í em Johanesburgo durante as celebrações do Bicentenário.

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Gathering shares music in Johannesburg

As part of a larger bicentenary celebration, a musical event was held to share songs and prayers set to music in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Children and youth give presentations in South Africa

Children and youth gave presentations at a community event held in honor of the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb in Mbombela, South Africa.

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Music from a bicentenary celebration in South Africa

A group sings a piece that is inspired by the teachings of the Faith at a neighborhood bicentenary celebration in Durban, South Africa.

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Celebration in a South African community

Generations of community members gather in celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb in the South African village of Setlopo, enjoying food, fellowship and festivities.

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The Báb’s teachings inspire creativity

In South Africa, an artist has produced paintings inspired by the Báb and His mission, particularly His call to strive to elevate all things to their state of “uttermost perfection” and excellence.

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Neighborhood refreshment stand provides opportunity for conversations about unity

Children in Tshwane, South Africa, have honored the spirit of the teachings of the Báb by creating a refreshment stand, which acts as a space for neighbors to come together and talk about the oneness of humanity.