Martyrdom of the Younger Sahibzade · Shaheedi Divas Chhote Sahibzade

Culture of origin: Sikh · Historical

Holiday sources: Sikhism

In December 1704 Guru Gobind Singh's two youngest sons, Zorawar Singh, aged eight, and Fateh Singh, aged five, were executed at Sirhind on the orders of its Mughal governor, Wazir Khan, after refusing to convert to Islam. Their grandmother, Mata Gujri, died on seeing their bodies. The day is 13 Poh in the solar calendar, and the three-day Shaheedi Jor Mela at Fatehgarh Sahib ends on it. The Akal Takht and the SGPC ask that it be called Sahibzade Shahadat Divas, rather than Veer Bal Diwas, the name India's government has given December 26 since 2022.