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January
 
 
 
01 Tuesday New Year
05 Saturday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
09  Wednesday  Muharam (Al Hijra)
13 Sunday Lohri
14  Monday Makar Sankranti
14  Monday Pongal
26 Saturday Republic Day
 
 
February
 
 
 
07 Thursday Mauni Amavashya
07 Thursday Chinese New Year
11  Monday Vasant Panchmi
14 Thursday Valentines Day
 
 
March
 
 
 
02 Sunday Mothering Sunday (UK)
06 Thursday Mahashivratri
16 Sunday Palm Sunday
20 Thursday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet) 
21 Friday Good Friday
21 Friday Nau Roz
22 Saturday Holi
22 Saturday Holla Mohalla
23 Sunday Easter Sunday
26 Wednesday Khordad Sal, Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra 
 
 
April
 
 
 
06 Sunday Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)
06 Sunday Gudi Padwa 
14 Monday Baisakhi
14 Monday Ram Navmi
18 Friday Mahavir Jayanti
19 Saturday Hanuman Jayanti
20 Sunday Passover
27 Sunday Easter
 
 
May
 
 
 
11 Sunday Mother’s Day
20 Tuesday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima
 
 
June
 
 
 
13 Friday Ganga Dussehra
15 Sunday Father’s Day
 
 
July
 
 
 
16 Wednesday Rath Yatra
18 Friday Guru Poornima
 
 
 
August
 
 
 
03 Sunday Friendship Day
15 Friday Independence Day
16 Saturday Rakhi
19 Tuesday Parsi New Year
24 Sunday Sri Krishna Janmashtami
 
 
September
 
 
 
02 Tuesday Ramadan Starts
03 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturathi
05 Friday Teachers Day
12 Friday Onam
29 Monday Navaratri begin
 
 
October
 
 
 
02 Thursday Gandhi Jayanti
02 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr -Ramadan Ends
09 Thursday Dussehra
18 Saturday Karva Chauth
26 Sunday Dhan Teras
28 Tuesday Diwali
29 Wednesday Govardhan Puja
30 Thursday Bhai Duj
31 Friday Halloween
 
 
November
 
 
 
13 Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti
14 Friday Children’s Day
27 Thursday Thanksgiving Day
 
 
December
 
 
 
11 Thursday Eid-Ul-Adha
22 Monday Hanukkah
25 Thursday Christmas
 
 
 

Along with this, Sikhism also continued with some of the major festivals that Hindus celebrated - for instance, Holi, and to a lesser extent perhaps, Durga puja and Diwali. The festivals unique to the Sikhs have little to do with worship of the divine. Instead, the events commemorate the milestones in the lives of the 10 gurus of the Sikhs and their teachings. The guru, or teacher, is the most important person in Sikhism, and is the means to gain union with God.

The Sikh gurudwaras may have idols or sculptures, but they are only in the form of adornment. No worship is offered to any deities. All worship is directed to the holy book of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.

The Guru Granth, or the book of the guru, was originally compiled by the first guru, Guru Nanak, and later edited by Guru Arjan, the fifth guru, and brought to its final form by the last of the gurus, Guru Gobind Singh.

The Guru Granth takes the place of a deity, and is revered as a god. People circumambulate it and bow down before it. At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holy book is constantly fanned. Even on holy days, when there are public processions, it is the book that is taken out on a palanquin.

With bhakti being central to the religion, Sikhism employs a lot of music and song in its attempt to gain union with God. Its festivals are marked by the singing of gurbani, or holy songs, and readings from the holy book.

With bhakti being central to the religion, Sikhism employs a lot of music and song in its attempt to gain union with God. Its festivals are marked by the singing of gurbani, or holy songs, and readings from the holy book.

Sikhs observe the birthdays of all their 10 gurus. The birthdays of the first and the last gurus, Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh, are celebtrated with all the pomp of festivals.

The other day that Sikhs hold in reverence is Baisakh, or the day when Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa.

The Sikhs are a robust and hearty people, and this reflects in the way celebrate their festivals.

The great strength of the Sikhs lies in their sense of brotherhood and community. It plays a part in their daily life, and particularly during their festivals, when temple-worship, reading the holy book and communal mingling take precedence over public celebrations.

But when it comes to showing their feelings, we get, on one side, their intensely moving religious songs, the gurbanis, and on the other, their hearty dances and rhythmic and infectious popular music.
Sikh (Punjabi) Festivals 2008

Sikh (Punjabi) Festivals Calendar 2008
 
JAN  05 Saturday Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh
 13 Sunday Lohri / Maghi
 
MAR  13 Tuesday Nanakshahi Era Commences
 22 Saturday Hola Mohalla
 
APR  14 Monday Baisakhi (Birth Anniversary of Khalsa)
 
MAY  02 Friday Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev
 
JUNE  16 Monday Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
 
SEP  01 Monday First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
OCT  28 Tuesday Diwali
 
NOV  24 Monday Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
 

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