| Ridvan is a twelve day Baha'i festival celebrating both Baha'u'llah's revelation to close followers that he is the next Manifestation of God, whose coming the Bab predicted, and his preparations to travel from Baghdad to Istanbul. It stretches between April 21 and May 2. The first (April 21), ninth (April 29), and twelfth (May 2) days of Ridvan are considered major holidays as per the dictates of Baha'u'llah. These days correspond to Baha'u'llah's move to Najibiyyih Garden, which Baha'u'llah called Ridvan, or Paradise, the day his family joined him at the Garden, and the day they all left the Garden to start journeying to Istanbul.
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