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Celebrations from Around the Globe

Below is a glimpse of celebrations honoring the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb in many localities across the country

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Celebrating the bicentenary in Kenya

In a neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, a community gathers to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb.

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Communities prepare for the bicentenary in Kenya

In countless localities across Kenya, communities gather to prepare for the bicentenary celebrations. Stories about the life of the Báb are shared among community members and scores of youth draw inspiration from His life as they study His teachings and apply them in their lives and in service to their communities. In Kayole, a group of young people were inspired to create and recite a poem extolling the Báb and describing the impact of His mission.

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Choir performs at bicentenary celebration

A choir performs at a bicentenary celebration in Gachie, Kenya.

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Film captures history of the Bahá’í Faith in Kenya

A team sets out to create a film about the history of the Bahá’í Faith in Kenya, interviewing some of the people who had first embraced the Faith in the country.

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Improvements to Bahá’í center builds on previous bicentenary

In Kariene, Kenya, the community is building on its efforts from the last bicentenary. In 2017, during the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, a new entry gate for the local Bahá’í center was built. This year, they are building a dormitory. The new space will accommodate overnight guests who often visit for programs related to Bahá’í-inspired educational endeavors.

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Celebrating the bicentenary in Kariru, Kenya

A community in Kariru, Kenya, celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb.

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Neighborhood bicentenary celebration in Nairobi, Kenya

Prayers and music enliven a bicentenary celebration in a neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Celebrating the bicentenary in a Nairobi neighborhood

Community members in a neighborhood of Nairobi gather to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb.

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Women’s group composes songs for the bicentenary

In the community of Makutano, Kenya, a group of women from different faiths meet regularly to pray and consult on how to promote the welfare of their children. During the period leading up to the bicentenary, they came together to make plans for how they would contribute to the community’s endeavors and compose songs to perform at the celebration.

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Exhortation of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn inspires musical composition

Stirred by the words of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn, an artist in Nairobi, Kenya, composed a song entitled “Awake.”The song quotes from the following statement of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn after he is told he will not accompany the Báb on His pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina: “Raise the cry: ‘Awake, awake, for, lo! The Gate of God is open, and the morning Light is shedding its radiance upon all mankind! The promised One is made manifest; prepare the way for Him, O people of the earth! Deprive not yourselves of its redeeming grace, nor close your eyes to its effulgent glory.’”

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Choir practices for upcoming bicentenary celebrations

A men’s choir in Namawanga, Kenya, practices songs they plan to sing at bicentenary celebrations.

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Kiluhya song tells story of Báb’s declaration

The Menu Community Choir from Kenya performs a song about the night the Báb first declared His mission to Mullá Husayn. The choir sings in Kiluhya, a language native to this region of Kenya.