The King of Festivals!

In the post-revolution Iran, where one always worried about wiretapping and "big brother" watching the activities of the community, the code word for the Festival of Ridvan, the holiest twelve days in the Baha'i Faith, was the "festival of flowers," or عید گل . Such is how we observed the festival and expressed our well wishes to other believers in public or on the phone without drawing too much attention. Below, is the greeting that Shahrzad and I made for this year's Ridvan, followed by another greeting I made in 2002. The greeting for this year was made using a picture of the "Collins Gate" at Bahji, the resting place of Baha'u'llah.

Have a wonderful Ridvan!