Vaisakhi
Sign in to saveAlso known as Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, Vasakhi, Vishu, Rongali Bihu, Puthandu, Thapna
Vaisakhi (), also known as Baisakhi () or Mesadi or Basoa (), marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April or sometimes 14 April. It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. Whilst it is culturally significant in many parts of India as a festival of harvest, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year. However, Sikhs celebrate the new year on the first the month Chet, according to the Nanakshahi calendar.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Vaisakhi
- Holiday.nickname
- Baisakhi, Vaisakha Jayanti, Visakhī, Mesadi, Basoa, Vaisakhi
- Holiday.observedby
- Punjabis
- Holiday.observances
- Religious gatherings and practices
- Holiday.celebrations
- Fairs, processions and temple decorations
- Holiday.date2021
- Thu, 25 April
- Holiday.significance
- Cultural day, harvest festival, birth of the Khalsa
- Holiday.duration
- 2 days
- Holiday.date
- 13 or 14 April
- Holiday.ends
- 2 Vaisakh (14 April)
- Holiday.begins
- 1 Vaisakh (13 April)
- Holiday.official_name
- Vaisakhi
- Holiday.relatedto
- South and Southeast Asian solar New Year
- Holiday.type
- Religious and harvest festival
- Holiday.date2022
- Wednesday, 14 April
- Holiday.date2024
- Saturday, 13 April
- Holiday.month
- Vaisakh (April)
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Encyclopedic overview
43 sectionsContents
- Date
- Etymology and pronunciation
- Hinduism
- In India
- Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- Punjab, India
- Jammu
- Himachal Pradesh
- Haryana
- Uttar Pradesh
- Other regional Hindu solar New Years
- Vishu
- Bohag Bihu
- Maha Vishuba Sankranti
- Pohela Boishakh
- Puthandu
- Jur Sital in Bihar
- Hindu celebrations elsewhere
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- United States
- Sikhism
- In India
- Punjab, India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu
- Kashmir
- Nihang
- Sikh celebrations outside India
- Pakistan
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Prairies
- Atlantic
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Malaysia
- Buddhism
- As a harvest festival
- See also
- Notes
- References
Vaisakhi (), also known as Baisakhi () or Mesadi or Basoa (), marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April or sometimes 14 April. It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. Whilst it is culturally significant in many parts of India as a festival of harvest, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year. However, Sikhs celebrate the new year on the first the month Chet, according to the Nanakshahi calendar.
Historically, the festival of Vaisakhi was north India’s most important annual market. Although Vaisakhi began as a grain harvest festival for Hindus and its observance predates the creation of Sikhism, it gained historical association with the Sikhs following the inauguration of the Khalsa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vaisakhi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.