NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Tuesday is Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year festival. It's marked around the world, including here at home. CBS2's Kiran Dhillon has more on how the community here is celebrating.

Vaisakhi is typically observed on April 13 or April 14 and marks the first day of the month Vaisakh in the Sikh calendar. This year, the celebration falls on Friday.

Some people mistake Vaisakhi of 1699 as the initial moment of Sikh community formation, so it is particularly important to recognize that Guru Nanak (1469-1539 CE) started the process of forming ...

This week, Sikhs around the world are preparing to celebrate the religious observance of Vaisakhi. Several key historical events are connected to the festival, including the inauguration of the Khalsa ...

Culturally, Vaisakhi has a different meaning for the state of Punjab and surrounding areas. It used to be celebrated for the first harvest in the month of Vaisakh, as per the Sikh calendar.

Vaisakhi isn’t exactly a Sikh “holiday,” as Sikhs don’t consider any particular moment in time to be uniquely sacred. But it is one of the most significant days of the Sikh calendar.

Vaisakhi, which falls on April 13 or 14 (depending on the calendar used), is one of the most important days of the year for Sikhs.

“Vaisakhi celebrates the culmination of a centuries-long journey, from the foundation of the faith in 1469, to ensure equality of all people — regardless of race, gender, faith, nationality ...

Most popularly known for Vaisakhi or Baisakhi, this month marks both a joyous harvest and a revolutionary rebirth. For farmers across Punjab, mustard fields sway and wheat is gathered with gratitude.

Vaisakhi Mela festival a 'way to give back to community' Ranjit Singh of Ozone Park cooks bread pakora during the Vaisakhi Mela festival on Sunday in Glen Cove. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin ...

He was one of the speakers at the Sikh Vaisakhi and explained the importance of wearing a beard, wearing a turban, and uncut hair for Sikhs. Sikhs, Nagra said, take an oath to "serve and protect." ...

Kern County’s largest gurdwara, Guru Angad Darbar, held its 18th annual celebration for Vaisakhi on Sunday, sharing prayer, music and lots of food with thousands in a traditional celebration for ...