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27. Let the days in excess of the months be placed before the month of fasting. # 16 |
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The Badí calendar is based on the solar year of 365 days, 5
hours, and 50 odd minutes. The year consists of 19 months
of 19 days each (i.e. 361 days), with the addition of four
extra days (five in a leap year). The Báb did not specifically
define the place for the intercalary days in the new calendar.
The Kitáb-i-Aqdas resolves this question by assigning the
“excess” days a fixed position in the calendar immediately
preceding the month of ‘Alá, the period of fasting. For
further details see the section on the Bahá’í calendar in The
Bahá’í World, volume XVIII.
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