Jan Mon 5
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) was the tenth and last of the Sikh Gurus. He instituted the Five Ks and established the Order of the Khalsa.
Jan Sat 31
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Har Rai (1630-1661) was the seventh of the Sikh Gurus.
Mar Wed 11
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)
Hola Mohalla is three day festival of military exercises and mock battles, together with religious discussions and devotional music, at Anandpur Sahib on the day after Holi.
Apr Mon 13
Vaisakhi
The Sikh New Year Festival, which also commemmorates the founding of the Khalsa by the tenth Guru (Guru Gobind Singh) in 1699. Also spelled Baisakhi.
Apr Tue 14
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
The founder of the Sikh religion was born on 14 April 1469. This festival is also currently celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar, but this may change.
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)
Hola Mohalla is currently celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar, but this may change.
Apr Sat 18
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Angad Dev (1504-1552) was the second of the Sikh Gurus.
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675) was the ninth of the Sikh Gurus.
May Sat 2
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Arjan Dev (1563-1606) was the fifth of the Sikh Gurus
May Sat 23
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Amar Das (1479-1574) was the third of the Sikh Gurus.
Jun Tue 16
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr. He also compiled all of the past Gurus' writings into one book, which is now the Sikh holy scripture: the Guru Granth Sahib.
Jul Sun 5
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Hargobind (1595-1644) was the sixth of the Sikh Gurus.
Jul Thu 23
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Har Krishan (1656-1664) was the eighth of the Sikh Gurus.
Oct Fri 9
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Ram Das (1534-1581) was the fourth of the Sikh Gurus.
Oct Sat 17
Diwali
For Sikhs, Diwali is particularly important because it celebrates the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, and 52 other princes with him, in 1619.
Nov Mon 2
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)
This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14
Nov Tue 24
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and is honoured as a champion of religious freedom. He was executed in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam.
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