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It commemorates the birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru. The festival is one of the most widely celebrated event by Sikhs. Sikh New Year: March 13 or 14 (typically 14th) The Sikh new year in accordance to the Sikh Calendar (Nanakshahi Calendar). Hola Mohalla: March 15: An annual festival of thousands held at Anandpur Sahib.
Sikhs were migrating in large numbers for economic opportunities in United States and Canada. However, due to the U.S. Immigration Act of 1917, [2] some Sikhs ended up staying in Mexico. [3] As many Sikhs had difficulty with entry in the United States in the following decades, some Sikh farmers settled in Mexico and married Mexican women. [4]
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 following category is for festivals in Mexico, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. When applicable, topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories by type and locale.
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The Sikh wedding ceremony, a.k.a. the Anand Karaj. Photo credit: Regina Malo The Callejoneada, the traditional Mexican parade from the wedding ceremony to the reception.
The weeks over which the festival is observed cycle at each site approximately once every 12 years [note 1] based on the Hindu luni-solar calendar and the relative astrological positions of Jupiter, the sun and the moon. The difference between Prayag and Haridwar festivals is about 6 years, and both feature a Maha (major) and Ardha (half) Kumbh ...