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Why Do We Celebrate The Harvest Festival of Punjab - Baisakhi

The harvest festival of Punjab-Baisakhi holds a great importance for people of Punjab as well as other states. Read more to know everything about Baisakhi.

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Why Do We Celebrate The Harvest Festival of Punjab - Baisakhi

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  1. The harvest festival of Punjab - Baisakhi, also spelled as Vaisakhi, is a popular festival in India that falls on April 13 or 14 every year. The festival is celebrated with enthusiasm and joyousness in almost every state, especially Punjab. Sikh Tours - the Best Tour and Travel Company in India allows you to travel to Punjab or other states, to celebrate the festival, and start this year’s spring season with happiness. So, to know everything about Baisakhi, read this blog thoroughly. www.sikhtours.in

  2. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BAISAKHI? • The Baisakhi is a festival which is celebrated by Sikhs, Hindus, etc. The festival involves many significant reasons to celebrate such as the formation of Khalsa Panth, harvesting rabi crops, etc. are of great importance for Sikhs.

  3. HISTORY OF BAISAKHI • The Baisakhi holds an incredible past. As, on this day, the tenth guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, established Khalsa Panth in 1699 after the martyrdom of the ninth guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (father of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji) by Aurangzeb who wanted Kashmiri Pandits and other people of Sikh religion to convert their creed into Islam.

  4. WHAT ARE THE SPECIALTIES OF BAISAKHI? • There are many specialties of the Baisakhi festival, especially the food such as Kadhi, Sarso ka saag, yellow sweet rice, mango lassi, Kesar phirni, Kadah Prashad, etc.

  5. WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF BAISAKHI? • In Punjabi tradition, women wear Salwar-kameez, Paranda, and so on, and men wear Pathani-kurta, Chadar, Kurta-pyjama, etc. for their festive look. Red, yellow, and green are the most famous colours for Baisakhi as dress code.

  6. HOW BAISAKHI BRINGS HAPPINESS TO FARMERS? • As you know, Punjab is rich in agriculture and a food provider state in the country. So, the farmers commemorate this harvest festival of Punjab by saying thanks to the almighty for successfully growing the rabi crops such as wheat, mustard, oats, etc.

  7. WHY IS BAISAKHI AN IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IN PUNJAB? • The festival of Baisakhi is also celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists, but it is mainly a Punjabi festival as many events happened on this day in the history of the Sikhs. The first one is, in 1699, the tenth guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji formed Khalsa Panth for the Sikh community in which it is claimed that every Sikh man will be known as Singh and the Sikh woman will be known as Kaur.

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