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community v what bahais will often do onthe first ninth arid twelfth days of the festival she said is read histori cal accounts of the events behind ridvan that name is taken from a garden in baghdad iraq where in 1863 the faiths founder bahauuah announced his mission to establish a world reli- gion it marked the public beginning of our faith r gerald filson externafaffairs director for canadas bahai community said this week at the bahai national centre on leslie street in thomhill it also began a long period- of exile for bahaullahin different cities within the ottoman- empire the progressive worldembracing teach- ings of this man however have won allegiance ally over the world said lyons a roman catholic until she encountered the bahai faith 30 years ago at heart we are all one we are guided by one god whatever we call him by yesterdays celebrations were events but on the night before ridvanvfirstdayeach bahai community met to elect a spiritual assembly of ninewho will serve aslocal 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