Ayyam-i-Ha: The Holiday Season

Raise your voices in exaltation,
The days of Ayyam-i-Ha are here,
The joyful days of celebration,
Charity, hospitality, and cheer.

This is the season of giving,
Through service to humanity,
The days of praise and thanksgiving,
For the blessings of divine unity.

This is the holiday season,
Of preparation for The Fast1,
Love of Baha'u'llah is the reason,
We celebrate before we fast.

Poet's Note: ▼

Line Count: 12
Form: Quatrain stanzas rhyming abab.
Written for "Share Your Faith" 
December Prompt:
Open round - both stories and poetry are welcome. The line limit for poetry is 50 lines. The word limit for stories is as above.
Theme: the holiday season!
Deadline: December 31 11:59 pm wdc time.

Footnotes
1  The nineteen day fast begins at sunset on March 1. Healthy Baha'is between the ages of 15 and 70 fast between sunup and sundown.