Why is Baisakhi celebrated
Baisakhi is New Year’s Day in Punjab. This year, Baisakhi festival falls on 13th April 2024, in the month of Vaisakh. This festival marks the ripening of the Rabi harvest. This also coincides with the celebration of other harvest festivals across the country, including Bohag Bihu in Assam, and Vishu in Kerala.
On the auspicious day of Baisakhi, the farming community thanks God for the gone by wonderful rabi crop harvest season and prays for a more bountiful season ahead.
For the Sikh community, the occasion of Baisakhi is even more special and momentous.
The holy festival of Baisakhi celebrates the birth of Khalsa. It was on this day, the Khalsa sect of Sikhism took birth. Khalsa, a collective body of all initiated Sikhs, was established at Kesgarh in Anandpur Sahib, by the 10th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh in the year 1699.
Baisakhi is a celebration of the harvest, new beginnings, and the rich cultural heritage of Punjab and the Sikh community. It is the time to express gratitude, seek blessings, and rejoice in the spirit of togetherness and prosperity. The festival symbolizes the value of community, gratitude, and the joy of abundance.
On this day, prayer meetings are organized in gurudwaras across the country. People visit gurudwaras and listen to kirtans (religious songs) and discourses. The holy scriptures known as the Grantha are read, and the book is then carried in a procession led by five leaders of the congregation, carrying drawn swords.
Punjabi communities across the world mark this day with much enthusiasm and organize melas and cultural programs. They wear new clothes, perform Bhangra or Gidda dance, and prepare delicious foods for a feast. They perform the traditional folk dances of Punjab, called the Gidda and Bhangra, with great enthusiasm. Processions include mock duels and bands playing religious tunes.
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