Sikh Calendar Festival and Gurupurabs Date Nanakshahi

Till 13th of March, 1998, the Sikhs community accepted a Hindu lunar calendar to manage their festival days. But Sikh People now have their own Nanakshahi calendar which began on 14 March 1999 Gregorian (1 Chet 531 Nanakshahi ) and adjusts with the Gregorian calendar as follows. The period (1 Chet 1 Nanakshahi) is the date of the origin of the 1st Guru Nanak Dev, in Punjab in 1469. Although there is an apparent correlation with the Hindu Solar Calendar, the Sikh Organization declares that these dates are fixed applicable to the Gregorian Calendar.

Gurupurabs and Festivals

Apart from Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birthday, which is celebrated on the Katak full moon according to the Hindu lunar calendar, the Nanakshahi calendar is used for all Guru forms (ceremonies celebrated in the lives of the Gurus).

Events like Magh and Hola Mohalla are celebrated according to the respective calendar. Some Gurupravas are considered more important than others. These are the ones that usually appear as holidays and are marked as bold type.

Gurpurab represents the rise of the morning Pheris, the morning religious procession that goes to the fields singing the words. These boats usually start three weeks before the festival. Devotees serve sweets and tea as pilgrims pass through their homes. (Sikh Calendar)

The ceremonies begin with a three-day Akhara Marg, in which the Guru Granth Sahib (the holy book of the Sikhs) is read from beginning to end without a break. The end of the reading coincides with the day of the festival. In all the villages or towns, a procession decorated with flowers has been taken out in a procession of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Five armed guards representing the Panj Piarinas lead the procession of Nishan Shaib (Sikh flag). Local bands play religious music and school children are a special part of the procession. Regardless of religious beliefs, everyone is provided with free sweets and Langar (low community nitty lunch).

Local volunteers serve it with a sense of service and service. Sikhs visit gurdwaras where special programs are held and kirtan is sung. Homes and Gurudwaras are published to add to the festivals