Twelfth Day of Riḍván

Culture of origin: Bahá’í · Cultural

Holiday sources: Bahá'í Faith · Iran

The twelfth and last day of Riḍván marks Bahá'u'lláh's departure with his family from the Garden of Riḍván in 1863, setting out from Baghdad on the journey to Constantinople. It is one of the festival's three holy days on which work is suspended, and like the first and ninth it is usually kept with a community gathering for prayers, followed by a celebration.