Sikh Event Calendar

The Sikh event calendar contains the dates of the significant Sikh festivals and Gurupurab celebrations. Sikhs take immense pride in their religion and its practices. The community has a rich cultural and traditional background. Unique festivities and Gurupurabs form a major part of the Sikh celebrations in India as well as for Sikhs living outside India. Apart from the Sikh events, other Hindu festivals are also celebrated with equal gusto.

Sikh event celebrations

: Sikhs celebrate the birthdays and martyrdom days of the ten Sikh Gurus every year. The Sikh event calendar marks these days as important days and Gurupurabs. The dates of these Sikh festivals also depend on the Nanakshahi calendar.

The two most important Gurupurabs celebrated on the Sikh event calendar are the birthdays of first Sikh Guru, or the pioneer of the faith, and the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh. Apart from these, Baisakhi is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This festival not only marks the New Year of the Sikhs, but is also the day when Khalsa was formed by the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh.
Sikhs celebrate the Gurupurabs by indulging in various activities, like visiting temples, reading scriptures, singing religious songs, reading of from the Guru Granth Sahib as Akhand Path, participating in religious processions, and with shows like artillery performances.

Sikh event calendar 2011

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Throughout the year there are various events and festivals that are celebrated with great enthusiasm. The Sikh event calendar for 2011 gives out the dates of various festivals and events.
5th January, 2011: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
13th January, 2011: Lohri
31st January, 2011: Guru Har Rai’s Birth Anniversary
14th March, 2011: Nankshahi New Year
19th March, 2011: Death anniversary of Guru Har Govind
20th March, 2011: Hola Mohalla
14th April, 2011: Baisakhi and Khalsa Foundation Day
16th April, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Angad Dev
16th April, 2011: Death anniversary of Guru Har Kishen
18th April, 2011: Guru Angad Dev’s Birth Anniversary
18th April, 2011:Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Birth Anniversary
2nd May, 2011: Guru Arjan Dev’s Birth Anniversary
23rd May, 2011: Guru Amar Das’s Birth Anniversary
16th June, 2011: Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom
5th July, 2011: Guru Hargobind’s Birth Anniversary
23rd July, 2011: Guru Har Krishen’s Birth Anniversary
1st September, 2011: Adi Granth’s Installation day in Golden Temple
16th September, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Ram Das
16th September, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Amar Das
22nd September, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
9th October, 2011: Guru Ram Das’s Birth Anniversary
26th October, 2011: Diwali
9th October, 2011: Birth Anniversary of Guru Raam Das
10th November, 2011: Guru Nanak Jayanti
20th October, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Har Rai
20th October, 2011: Inauguration of Guru Granth Sahib
21st October, 2011: Death Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh
24th November, 2011: Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom

The Sikh events calendar marks all the important dates that are observed by the community. The Sikh people residing in India, as well as abroad, visit their nearby Gurudwaras and celebrate each and every event with great pride and devotion. They participate in various processions and follow both the Gregorian calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar.