Laws Concerning Fasting
There are laws and practices associated with the Nineteen Day Fast that were established by Bahá'u'lláh in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws.
- The period of fasting begins with the termination of the Intercalary Days and ends with the festival of Naw-Rúz.
- Abstinence from food, drink and smoking from sunrise to sunset.
- Fasting is obligatory for men and women once they attain the age of 15.
- If one eats unconsciously during the fasting hours, this is not breaking the fast as it is an accident.
- In regions of extremely high latitude where the duration of days and nights vary considerably, the times of the fast are fixed by the clock.
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