The desire of you and
your husband to associate the time of gift giving with your children's
involvement in the faith of Bahá'u'lláh is praiseworthy and it is felt that the
following extract from a letter written by the secretary of the beloved
Guardian to the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand on
December 26, 1941 will be of value to you:
'The intercalary
days are specifically set aside for hospitality, the giving of gifts, etc.,
Bahá'u'lláh Himself specified that they be used this way, but gave no explanation
for it.'
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to
an individual believer, January 18, 1982; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)
