Baháʼí Naw-Rúz

This article is about celebration of the feast of Nowruz in Baháʼí Faith. For the main article, see Nowruz.
Key dates of the Baháʼí calendar
Year Ayyám-i-Há Fast Naw-Rúz
2024 26 Feb 29 Feb 1 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar
2025 25 Feb 28 Feb 1 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar
2026 25 Feb 1 Mar 2 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar
2027 26 Feb 1 Mar 2 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar
2028 26 Feb 29 Feb 1 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar
2029 25 Feb 28 Feb 1 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar
2030 25 Feb 28 Feb 1 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar
2031 25 Feb 1 Mar 2 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar

Naw-Rúz (Persian: نوروز, romanized: Nowruz) is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year, and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the northern vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is also the traditional Persian New Year.

The traditional Nowruz holiday, from which the Baha'i holiday derives, has been celebrated since ancient times in Iran, and is observed by culturally-adjacent peoples in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Tajikistan. The Báb, the founder of Bábism, and then Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, adopted the day as a holy day and associated it with the Most Great Name of God. The Baha'i holiday as now calculated does not always fall on the same day as the traditional festival (but may differ by one day), and does not incorporate a number of Persian cultural practices associated with the traditional holiday, but is a religious event featuring readings from Baha'i scriptures.

For 2026, Naw-Rúz begins at sunset on Friday, March 20 and ends at sunset on Saturday, March 21.

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