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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/1004414-April-7-2021-Spiritual-Newsletter
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April 7, 2021 Spiritual Newsletter
Research

https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-significance-of-spring/
https://bahaiteachings.org/passover-naw-ruz-celebrating-holy-days/

Editor's Picks

1. The Kiss
2. Festival of Colours
3. Paradise
4. Easter Memories
5. Vernal Equinox is Nigh
6. The First
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Celebrating Spring
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Does spring have a spiritual significance?

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What is the spiritual meaning of spring?

About This Newsletter

Spring has arrived! Spring has come with all its beauty, promise of spiritual renewal, delightful holidays, and joyful Holy Days. Christians celebrate Easter and the resurrection of His Holiness Christ. Baha'is celebrate a New Year (Naw-Ruz on the vernal equinox) and the Declaration of Baha'u'llah at Ridvan (from sunset on April 19 to sunset on May 1.

Letter From the Editor

Does spring have a spiritual significance? Yes, the spiritual significance of spring is renewal and transformation. Just as nature is renewed with plants blooming and animals, giving birth, so are spirits are renewed by the warming weather and the sunshine. This time if year, I can go outside, look up at the mountains, and see them transformed by patches of green peeking out from the brown mountainside.

As I type this, I can hear sparrows singing in the trees outside of my apartment. In the evenings the silent streets of my neighborhood are transformed by the joyous shouts of children playing. Even the pigeons--that nest in the palms, pine trees, and on the apartment house roofs--are more active. It is spring in the northern hemisphere, while people in the southern hemisphere need to wait a few months for the same thing to happen there.

What is the spiritual meaning of spring? This can be seen in some of the sacred celebrations and commemorations that occur. The resurrection of his Holiness Christ (Easter Sunday), Passover, Naw-Ruz, and the declaration of Baha'u'llah during the twelve days of Ridvan. In addition, there is Khordad Sal, commemorating the birth of His Holiness Zarathustra, and Maha Shivaratri, the festival that celebrates Shiva.

All of these holy days and sacred celebrations emphasize the spiritual meaning of spring. This is a wonderful time of year. This is a joyous time of year. All of these celebrations and Holy Days can be commemorated in poems. Even an individual's personal spring celebration can show the transformation of the individual that occurs when we step outside into the warm weather and inhale the beautiful fragrance of spring.

Do you have any stories, poems, or essays that celebrate renewal and transformation? If so, please submit them to this newsletter.

Editors Picks

 
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The Kiss Open in new Window. (E)
The kiss.. and that which followed it.. (An Abhanga poem)
#1856792 by Princess Zelda Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Thrice I cried,"My Father,
         Let this cup pass from me".
         My men never did see
         the pain and tears.

 Festival of Colours Open in new Window. (E)
If you guess Holi, then congratulations!
#2243747 by Vaishali Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", and the "festival of love". The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in India, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent.

 Paradise Open in new Window. (E)
heel-ball, heel-ball, /their snap of fingers /twirling in the shadows /cast by sun.
#1255793 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Bouncing heel-ball, heel-ball,
         the boy dances while the music plays
         and young girls snap their fingers,
         prancing through the light and shadows
         on this day.

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#2118314 by Not Available.

Excerpt: And Easter. Well Easter was one of those childhood holidays I really liked because the weather was finally warm for awhile and everyone seemed happier because of it. It seemed like a very hopeful time of year (and still does)...

 Vernal Equinox is Nigh Open in new Window. (E)
A Sedoka form poem
#2034251 by iluvhorses Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Ho! Winter's defeat:
         Black snow and debris retreat,
         Crouching piles scowl in shadows.

 The first Open in new Window. (13+)
Entry for Passover contest
#2082164 by Neohippy Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Aviva awoke to the sounds of high-pitched moaning, and felt her heart leap in her chest. It had happened. The plaintive wails drifting through the crumbling walls of her hut made it clear that the Lord’s final warning had not been in vain. Egypt was in mourning.

Submitted by Readers

JESUS MY FRIEND Open in new Window. (E)
The Lighthouse Poetry Contests
#2236617 by dogpack saving 4premium Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: He had no place to lay his head
         No home, no inn, a stable had his bed
         Jesus chose to be born that wonderful night
         Regardless of circumstances, he didn’t fright


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Vijen Author Icon writes: To understand spirituality in this era has become an alien subject. Whereas, it should be natural for all of us to be spiritual as we all are nothing but the spirits. Why is it so ???




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