Resources for Twin Holy Days, Birth of the Bab and Baha’u’llah
from the Multicultural Calendar
From the Multicultural Calendar
For a list of the upcoming religious and cultural observances, please visit our Multicultural Calendar, which serves as a valuable resource to foster understanding, accommodation, and respect for religious and cultural observances. It helps students, staff, and faculty plan events, activities, meetings, retreats, and courses throughout the year.
If you have updates, corrections, or suggestions for the calendar, please contact us at diversityeducation@ucdavis.edu. All submissions will be carefully reviewed for inclusion.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances. We will be elevating the observances of various faith groups throughout the 2024-25 academic year, as part of a broader effort to elevate understanding and recognition of religious, faith-based, and spiritual identity.
Twin Holy Days, Birth of the Bab and Baha’u’llah celebrates the birthdays of the Bab and of Baha’u’llah, two of the Bahá'í faith's most important figures. For Bahá’í the Twin Holy Days celebrate the rebirth of the world through the love of God, just as Christmas is for Christians. In 2024, the holidays take place from October 17 to October 17.
Recommendations for Accommodation
We recommend avoiding scheduling important academic deadlines, events, or activities on this date. Those celebrating will likely request to have these days off.
Additional resources:
The Multicultural Calendar serves as a valuable resource to foster understanding, accommodation, and respect for religious and cultural observances. It helps students, staff, and faculty plan events, activities, meetings, retreats, and courses throughout the year.
Additional information on accommodations for faith-based and cultural observances at UC Davis Health
Resources for understanding: religious, faith-based, and spiritual identity