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Day of the Covenant November 26th

Baha'is observe the Day of the Covenant as a Holy Day on our calendar but we do not suspend work or school on that day.. Some Baha'is wanted to observe a special day for the birth of Abdul-Baha - the story goes - but Abdul-Baha was born when the Bab declared His Mission on May 23, 1844..the very day and more over He disliked making a big deal about his birth

anyway.. He was not a Manifestation of God and the only station He claimed for Himself was "Abdul-Baha" which means the "servant of Baha". He was the eldest Son of Baha'u'llah and He was designated the Interpreter of His Father's Writings and His Successor in the Will and Testament of Baha'u'llah as such He was also the Center of the Covenant:

http://info.bahai.org/abdulbaha-center-of-covenant.html

Abdul-Baha suggested the Day of the Covenant be held November 26th to remind the friends of the importance of the Covenant and to remember Him..