Vaisakhi

Culture of origin: Sikh · Cultural

Holiday sources: Hinduism · Iran · Sikhism

Vaisakhi marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is a spring harvest festival, above all in Punjab. For Sikhs it is also Khalsa Sajna Diwas, the anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh's founding of the Khalsa on 13 April 1699. Sikhs visit gurdwaras, hold kirtans and nagar kirtan processions, and raise the Nishan Sahib flag.