Baisakhi 2022: Date, history, importance of Baisakhi festival
Baisakhi 2022:
Baisakhi is the most famous festival of Hindu-Sikh Community. Baisakhi is celebrated in India with the great fervour. This year, it will be celebrated on Thursday, 14th April 2022. The
Baishakhi-Sankranti moment is at 8.56 am. Baisakhi or
Vaisakhii is known to be one of the most famous festivals in Punjab and Haryana. It is popular with its different names in different regions of the country. In Assam it is known as
Rongoli Bihu in west Bengal it is known as
Poila Baisakh in Bihar it is known as
Vaisakha and in Tamil Nadu it is known as Puthandu.
Baisakhi is also celebrated to mark the harvesting of Rabi Crops. It is also celebrated as a Solar New Year. Baisakhi Day, Date and Time
Baisakhi day & dateThursday, April 14, 2022Baisakhi Sankranti 8:56 AM
On March 30, 1699, the tenth Guru of Sikhs Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji established the Khalsa Panth, which is the ‘pure’ Sikh community. It also marks as the last Khalsa organised by Guru Govind Singh Ji. On this day, people take bathe in holy river such as Gang
Sikhs celebrate this festival by doing Nagar Kirtans, visits local Gurudwaras. On this day Gurudwaras are decorated by flowers and lights and Langars are also organised. They pray for prosperity and happiness. On the day of Baisakhi, the Jallian Wala Bagh massacre happened in 1919. This was the major massacre happened during the freedom movement of India. British General Dyer fired on the thousands of people, who were gathered there to celebrate Baisakhi.
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