21 Ideas for Families to Celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha

Ayyam-i-Ha is a period of hospitality, charity and gift-giving for Baha’is that is celebrated from February 26 to March 1. This is a festive time in preparation for the 20-day fast that follows. There are no set rituals to celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha, allowing people a lot of creativity in their celebrations. We put together a summary of many of the inspiring ideas we found around the web for celebrating this beautiful holiday. Happy Ayyam-i-Ha!

Crafts

Felt star bags for Ayyam-i-Ha treats from All Done Monkey

Make your own 9-pointed star cookie cutter from Creative World of Varya

Fun advent calendar and banner to count down the days of the fast from Nurturing the Tender Years

Make an advent calendar to count down the days

Craft a simple bird feeder to honor God through nature from InCultureParent

Brighten up your home with this indoor paper flower garden and trees from Nurturing the Tender Years

Fun virtue tree to teach kids the values of Ayyam-i-Ha from Mud Spice

Beautiful homemade cheesecloth towels with stars and a game not to be missed from At Home with Momma Skyla

Games

A game to teach kids about unity on earth by Creative World of Varya

Recipes

Fesanjan, yummy Persian walnut pomegranate chicken

Fool-proof Persian Rice

Gluten-free plum cake

Easy chocolate-covered truffles

Ideas for Celebrating at Your Child’s School
This Baha’i mom raised her daughter in rural Maine, without much of a Baha’i community. To help educate her daughter’s class about their faith, she prepared a puppet show and some other wonderful ideas every year, which she details in this awesome post.

Books

The Ayyam-i-Ha Camel by Cher Holt-Forti

The Night Before Ayyam-i-Ha by Sophia Estelle Wood

The Ayyam-i-Ha Camel by Cher Holt-Forti

Maggie Celebrates Ayyam-i-Ha by Pattu Rae Tomarelli

Music

A song about service for Ayyam-i-Ha by Enable Me to Grow

A celebratory song for Ayyam-i-Ha by Elika Mahony

And more!

Here are some fun ways different families decorate from Enable Me to Grow

And finally don’t miss this comprehensive guide to celebrating Ayyam-i-Ha with your family from two awesome Baha’i moms and bloggers.

To learn more about Ayyam-i-Ha, then check out this post by Homa Sabet Tavangar.