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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, or Govind Singh, is a Sikh holiday commemorating the birth of Guru Gobind Singh's tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Even though he was born on December 22, 1666, his birthday is most o...
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Lohri is a cultural festival celebrated in the Punjabi region of India each year by the Sikhs and Hindus. It marks the end of the previous farming year and the financial beginning of the next farming year...
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In the Sikh religion, the month of Magh begins in January and lasts until mid-February in the Gregorian calendar. During the month of Magh, Sikhs celebrate the birth of several gurus in the faith: Bhai...
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Parkash Utsav is the Sikh celebration of Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday on January 31 annually since 2003.
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Parkash Utsav is the annual birth celebration of the Guru Gobind Singh Sahib on January 5. It was created in 2003.
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Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth of ten gurus in Sikhism, was born on this day in 1595.
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Savan is the fifth month in the Sikh calendar, which coincides with July and August in the Gregorian calendar.
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Miri-Piri Day day celebrates the Sikh commander and spiritual guide, Miri-Piri. It commemorates the fusion of warrior and spirit by wearing two swords, a symbol created by the sixth guru, Hargobind Sahib,...
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Guru Harkrishan Sahib was born on this day in 1656. He was the second son of the seventh guru.
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Today is the anniversary of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib. Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (May 2, 1563-June 16, 1606) was the fifth Sikh Guru and a central figure in Sikh history. He was born in Goindval,...
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Guru Hargobind Sahib became a guru in the Sikh faith on this day in 1606.
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The month of Harh in the Sikh religion is from June 15 to July 15. During this month, the Sikhs observe the martyrdom of Guru Arjan, the Foundation of Akal Takhat, and the birth of Guru Hargobind.
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The martyrdom of Guru Arjun Sahib, the fifth Guru of the Sikh faith, is observed each year to mark the last time he was seen, June 16, 1606, after five days of torture. The Mughal Emperor Jahangir order...
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Today is the anniversary of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib, who was born on what would today be May 2, 1563, in the Gregorian calendar. Arjan was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, achieving th...
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The Sikh month of Chet is the first month of the Sikh Calendar. Important dates during this month include Nanakshahi (New Year's Day), Joti Jot Guru Hargobind, Hola Mohalla, and the Birthday of Sahibzad...
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Hola Mohalla is the first day of the lunar month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar of the Sikh faith, and it coincides with the Hindu festival of colors - Holi. Guru Gobind Singh started this observance...
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Sikhism centers on the ten founding gurus' birth, teachings, and deaths. Jotijot is the death anniversary of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib, on March 19, 1644. Hargobind is best known for organizing...
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Nanakshahi Era is the official New Year's Day of the Sikh calendar.
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<h2>THE SIKH CALENDAR </h2><h1>AND NANAKSHAHI YEAR</h1><span><br>The Sikh calendar, known as the Nanakshahi Calendar, was established to govern the observance of significant events and festivals within th...
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Today is the first day of the Sikh Calendar and its New Year, referred to as the Nanakshahi calendar (named after Guru Nanak, Sikh's founder, who was born in 1469). Nanakshahi New Year commences on March...