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.
- Shoghi Effendi (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, quoted in a letter
written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer,
January 18, 1982; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)
