In this blog post, I am going to talk a bit about the holiday that my family and I celebrated from February 25 to February 29 called Ayyam-i-Ha. Ayyam-i-Ha is a Bahai holiday that last for four days. It is a time of joy, good cheer, exaltation, being hospitable, helping the poor and needy, eating good food, having celebrations, and giving gifts. In the Bahai calendar, there are nineteen months, each of which have nineteen days. This adds up to 361 days in a year. The remaining 4 days are the intercalary days or Ayyam-i-Ha. Ayyam-i-Ha is also a time to prepare for the upcoming nineteen day fast that starts on March 1st. During the fast, Bahais ages 15-70 fast from sunrise to sunset. The fast is a time to detach from the physical and material things in life and to focus on the spiritual things. Down below is a link to a Bahai website that talks about Ayyam-i-Ha in a little more depth if you want to learn more: