Celebration in Dnipro
Ukraine
Stories of Celebrations
The bicentenary of Bahá’u’lláh's birth was honoured in Ukraine with an outpouring of efforts by Bahá’ís and their friends to share His teachings with others and to hold befitting festivities in communities both large and small, which were attended by numourous people.
Celebrations and gatherings
Radio series for the bicentenary
An invitation to celebrate the bicentenary
An invitation to celebrate the bicentenary
Prophecies fulfilled
Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh
Life of Bahá'u'lláh
Renewal of religion
The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'i principles
The Human Soul
Exhibitions
Several Bahá’í communities in Ukraine prepared exhibitions of photographs and information for the public during the bicentenary period, which provided an opportunity for warm exchanges with those who attended.
A special academic conference also marked the bicentenary. Held in Kiev on 5 October 2017, the conference explored the influence of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings on the development of religion. It was organized by the philosophy, religious studies, and cultural studies departments of several major universities in Ukraine in collaboration with the Bahá’í community.
Music and poetry
An excerpt from a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá set to music by Bahá’ís in Ukraine
An excerpt from a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá set to music by Bahá’ís in Ukraine
A poem in Russian written by a Ukrainian Bahá’í about people bringing "roses of love" to Bahá’u’lláh when He was imprisoned in ‘Akká
Poems composed for the occasion
"Roses of love" - a poem about people bringing "roses of love" to Bahá’u’lláh when He was imprisoned in ‘Akká
"Lotus Temple"
Media coverage
Newspaper articles were written about the exhibitions prepared for the bicentenary by the Bahá’í communities in Chernivtsi and Zaporizhia, and a television news report about the occasion also appeared on Ukraine's TV5.
An article in a local newspaper in Chernivtsi
Image from a television news report about the bicentenary