1968 26 – 31 Aug
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The centenary of the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in the Holy Land was commemorated at the World Centre. [BW15:81–4]
For details of the commemoration, the pilgrimage to follow and pictures see BW15:81–6.
Passages from the The Lawḥ-i-Ra'ís depicting the rigours and hardships of the Most Great Prison, were chanted in the vicinity of Bahá'u'lláh's Most Holy Tomb, in the presence of over two thousand of His followers gathered from every corner of the world to commemorate the centenary of the arrival in 'Akká of the One Whom the world had wronged. [Three Momentous Years in The Bahá'í World]
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Centenaries; Pilgrimage; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Israel |
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1968 23 – 25 Aug
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The first Oceanic Conference took place in Palermo, Sicily, to commemorate the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in the Holy Land. [BW15:73, 178; VV3]
It was attended by some 2,300 Bahá'ís from 67 countries. [BW15:73]
For details of the conference, maps and pictures see BW15:72–80.
See the message sent to the conference from the Universal House of Justice in which it was stated:
Contemplating this awe-inspiring, supernal episode, we may obtain a clearer understanding of our own times, a more confident view of their outcome and a deeper apprehension of the part we are called upon to play. That the violent disruption which has seized the entire planet is beyond the ability of men to assuage, unaided by God's revelation, is a truth repeatedly and forcibly set forth in our Writings. The old order cannot be repaired; it is being rolled up before our eyes. The moral decay and disorder convulsing human society must run their course; we can neither arrest nor divert them.
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Oceanic Conference; - Conferences; Palermo, Italy; Italy |
first Oceanic Conference in Palermo |
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