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Vaisakhi is an ancient harvest festival in Punjab, which also marks beginning of a new solar year, and new harvest season. Vaisakhi also has religious significance for Sikhs.[1] It falls on the first day of the Vaisakh month in the solar Nanakshahi calendar, which corresponds to April 14 in the Gregorian calendar.

In Sikhism, it is one of the most significant holidays in the Sikh calendar, commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib in 1699, by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. It also marks the beginning of the Sikh new year.[2][3].

This day is also observed as the beginning of the Hindu solar new year celebrated by the people of Nepal and India in Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and some other regions of India. The particular significance attached to the occasion shows regional variation outside of Punjab too. In Himachal Pradesh, the Hindu Goddess Jwalamukhi is worshipped on Vaisakhi, while in Bihar, the Sun-god Surya is honoured.[4] The festival is celebrated as Rongali Bihu in Assam, Naba Barsha or Pohela Boishakh in Bengal, Assam and Tripura, Puthandu (Tamil New Year) in Tamil Nadu, Vishu (or Vaishakhi) in Kerala, Maha Vishuba Sankranti (or Pana Sankranti) in Orissa, and the Sinhala and Tamil new year festival in Sri Lanka. Besides Punjab, Vaisakhi is widely celebrated as traditional harvest festival in many northern states of India, such as Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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vaisakhi is important because shiri guru gobind singh ji amart shak the 5 piaras

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Who celebrate vaisakhi?

Sikh people celebrate Vaisakhi.


How do Sikh celebrate Vaisakhi?

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What are the festivals celebrated in Sikhism?

== == They celebrate diwali, guru gobind singhs birthday, maghi, hola maholla, vaisakhi. pleased i could help!


What is the Punjabi months?

In the Punjabi culture there aren't specific monthsbut there are 2 main key events that Punjabi's celebrate -*Vaisakhi - which is celebrated in Apriland*Lohri - which is celebrated in January


What festival do Sikhs have?

Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi/Baisakhi which is the birth of Khalsa, Diwali when a Guru survives a battle and comes back ( i think ) and the birth of the 10 Gurus.


Why is the festival of baisakhi so important to the Sikhs?

Baisakhi is usually celebrated as a harvest festival by farming communities in the states of Punjab and Haryana. Baisakhi is one of the major festivals of the Sikhs, usually celebrated with a lot of gaiety.


What happens at a Vaisakhi?

there is a parade and some dancing


What are the main colours seen on vaisakhi?

Yellow


What time does the vaisakhi start?

at 12:00 onwards.


What day do Sikhs have the Vaisakhi?

A day that consists of 24 hours


What happens at vaisakhi?

Vaisakhi is the day of celebrations of new crops and new season.


Why Vaisakhi celebrated?

we celebrate it because of gure har gobind ji who helped more then so prisoners escape because the judge said that you can take as many soldiers that fit your hand so he made pockets in his dress and helped those prisoners