The Nineteen Day Feast
With the development of the Baha'i administrative order since the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha, the Nineteen Day Feast, observed on the first day of each Baha'i month, has assumed a very special importance, providing as it does not only for community prayer and reading from the Holy Books, but also for general consultation on all current Baha'i affairs and for the association of the friends together. This Feast is the occasion when the Spiritual Assembly makes its reports to the community and invites both discussion of plans and suggestions for new and better methods of service (120:1)

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