{"id":25533,"date":"2016-03-04T11:30:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=25533"},"modified":"2016-03-17T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T17:00:14","slug":"march-20-2015-bahai-nineteen-day-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2016\/03\/04\/march-20-2015-bahai-nineteen-day-fast\/25533\/","title":{"rendered":" Baha&#8217;i Nineteen-Day Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bahai.org\/\">Baha\u2019i<\/a> faith began in Persia, now Iran, in the 19th century. There are up to 5 million Baha\u2019is around the world, preaching the unity of all people.\u00a0Baha\u2019is prepare spiritually for their New Year with a nineteen-day fast.\u00a0We visit a school administrator in Washington, DC, Abdu\u2019l Karim Ewing-Boyd,\u00a0as he and his family prepare to break their fast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I\u2019m hungry I should eat. If I\u2019m thirsty I should drink. But because of a recognition of a greater and higher need, I choose not to,&#8221; says Abdu\u2019l Karim Ewing-Boyd. 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