Category: Punjabi

Vaisakhi: the Punjabi New Year and Harvest Festival

Published April 11, 2007 in CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, HOLIDAYS, Harvest, Hindu, Indian, Nepali, New Year Celebrations, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sikh, Thanksgiving celebrations, Water | Comments [0]
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is the Punjabi and Nepali New Year, and the beginning of the harvest season in Punjab, India and Nepal. It is one of the major Sikh religious festivals, and is celebrated by Sikh communities around the world. The date of Vaisakhi is determined by the solar calendar; it is the [...] Read More »