April is recognized as Sikh Heritage Month in Canada to honour the celebration of Vaisakhi, which is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar. Vaisakhi is celebrated by Sikhs all over ...

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 ...

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 is usually celebrated April 13 or 14 every year. It falls on the first day of the Vaisakhi month (between April and May) according to the Nanakshahi 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.

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.

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." ...

LISLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Benedictine University students celebrated one of the most important dates in Sikh culture known as Vaisakhi, a harvest festival, Thursday, while learning more about Sikh culture.

Mercer Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi at Lawrence gurdwara with feast, community outreach Published: Apr. 18, 2011, 11:11 a.m. 4 1/4 Vaisakhi celebration in Lawrence Township ...

“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 ...