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2009 March 19, HAIFA, Israel – A new Web site with information for visiting the Bahá’í shrines and gardens in Haifa and Acre was introduced today by the Bahá’í International Community.

The Web site gives details about tours, hours, and the gardens themselves, as well as information about visiting the Shrine of Bahá’u'lláh in Acre and the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa. The shrines are the resting places of the founders of the Bahá’í Faith. (more…)

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2009 March 18, HAIFA, Israel – On March 21, Bahá’ís around the world will mark Naw-Ruz – their new year – a date that this year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the interment of the remains of the Báb on Mount Carmel.

On Naw-Ruz in 1909, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, then the head of the Bahá’í Faith, laid to rest the mortal remains of the Báb. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá personally placed the precious trust in its place in a building he had had constructed on Mount Carmel in Haifa. (more…)