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Vaisakhi (IAST: visākhī), also known as Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi is a historical and religious festival in Hinduism and Sikhism. It is usually celebrated on 13 or 14 April every year,[4][5][6] which commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.[1][2][7][8]
Vaisakhi, Baisakhi
Punjabi: ਵਿਸਾਖੀ
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Vaisakhi is the birthday of Khalsa Panth[1]
Also called
Baisakh, Vaisakh
Observed by
Sikhs, Hindus
Type
religious, cultural
Significance
Solar New Year,[2] Harvest festival, birth of the Khalsa, Punjabi new year
Celebrations
Parades and Nagar Kirtan, Fairs, Amrit Sanchaar (baptism) for new Khalsa
Observances
Prayers, processions, raising of the Nishan Sahib flag, Fairs.
2018 date
Sat, 14 April
2019 date
Sun, 14 April[3]
2020 date
Mon, 13 April
In Hinduism, Vaisakhi celebrates the Solar new year, based on the Vikram Samvat calendar. Vaisakhi marks the first day of the month of Vaisakha. It is additionally a spring harvest festival for Hinduism and Sikhs.[7]
In Sikhism, Vaisakhi marks the start of the Khalsa. This was in 1699 that the Khalsa was created so this is the beginning of the Khalsa.
Vaisakhi observes major events in the history of Sikhism and the Indian subcontinent that happened in the Punjab region.[9][10] The significance of Vaisakhi as a major Sikh festival marking the birth of Sikh order started after the persecution and execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur for refusing to convert to Islam under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This triggered the coronation of the tenth Guru of Sikhism and the historic formation of Khalsa, both on the Vaisakhi day.[11][12][13] Vaisakhi was also the day when colonial British empire officials committed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on a gathering, an event influential to the Indian movement against colonial rule.[9]
On Vaisakhi, Gurdwaras are decorated and hold kirtans, Sikhs visit and bathe in lakes or rivers before visiting local Gurdwaras, community fairs and nagar kirtan processions are held, and people gather to socialize and share festive foods.[5][9][14]
