“29. these days of giving that precede the season of restraint. ¶16

Bahá’u’lláh enjoined upon His followers to devote these days to feasting, rejoicing and charity. In a letter written on Shoghi Effendi’s behalf it is explained that “the intercalary days are specially set aside for hospitality, the giving of gifts, etc.”

– Notes #29 in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas