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COLLECTION | Letters from the Universal House of Justice |
TITLE | Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations |
AUTHOR 1 | Universal House of Justice |
DATE_THIS | 2019-06-04 |
ABSTRACT | Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prostrations do not signify submission or humiliation, but are merely gestures of respect or politeness. |
NOTES | Title not in original, but created for this online posting. |
TAGS | Holy days; Holy days of other religions; New year; Chinese New Year; Prostrations; Respect; Cultural diversity; - Interfaith dialogue; Traditions; China; India |
CONTENT | Dear Bahá’í Friend, An email letter dated 14 February 2019, addressed to the Universal House of Justice and forwarding your questions about certain cultural observances connected with the Chinese New Year, has been received at the Bahá’í World Centre. Your queries have been passed to our Office for response. As to the question of Bahá’ís observing the Chinese New Year, the following have been provided in response to related queries posed to the House of Justice on prior occasions:
Page 2 Regarding the practice of children prostrating themselves before parents and grandparents during the Chinese New Year, the following has been provided in response to a similar query posed to the House of Justice in the past:
It is hoped that this information provides you with the clarification you seek. With loving Bahá’í greetings, Office of Correspondence |
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