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Thoses include Parkash Utsavs (Birth anniversaries of the other 8 Sikh gurus), Gurgadi Divas (passing of guruship), Jyotijot Divas (death anniversaries of other Sikh gurus), Basant Festival of kites which is celebrated in Chheharta Sahib Gurdwara in the village of Wadali where Sri Guru Hargobind Ji was born in 1595, to celebrate the birth and ...
Hola Mohalla (Gurmukhi: ਹੋਲਾ-ਮਹੱਲਾ hōlā muhalā), also called Hola, is a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in March. [2] [3] It takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, usually a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi, but sometimes coincides with it.
The harvest festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. [131] In the Punjab, historically, during the early 20th century, Vaisakhi was a sacred day for Hindus and Sikhs and a secular festival for all Muslims and Christians. [132] In modern times, sometimes Christians in Punjab participate in Baisakhi celebrations along with Hindus and Sikhs. [133]
The celebrations culminate at around 2 a.m. [23] Guru Nanak Gurpurab is celebrated by the Sikh community all over the world and is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar. The celebrations are especially colorful in Punjab , Haryana, and Chandigarh and many more locations like in parts of Pakistan and England.
Shri Guru Gobind Singh ordained Maghi as one of the three festivals that would be celebrated by the Sikhs. The other two are Baisakhi and Bandhi chor divas (Diwali) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] After the battle of Sri Muktsar Sahib which took place on 3rd May 1705, [ 4 ] (21 Vaisakh 1762 Bikrami calendar) [ 5 ] Maghi came to be associated with the forty Sikhs ...
Pages in category "Sikh festivals" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Guru Amar Das chose festivals for celebration by Sikhs like Vaisakhi, wherein he asked Sikhs to assemble and share the festivities as a community. [146] [147] Vaisakhi is one of the most important festivals of Sikhs, while other significant festivals commemorate the birth, lives of the gurus and Sikh martyrs.
Three days before his passing away, Guru Gobind Singh conferred on 3 October 1708, the guruship of the Sikhs on Guru Granth Sahib. On this day, special one-day celebrations are organised with Kirtan, Katha, lectures, Ardas, Karah Parsad and Langar. Sikhs rededicate themselves to follow the teachings of the Gurus contained in the scripture.