Vaisakh
Vaisakh (Shahmukhi: وساکھ; Gurmukhi: ਵਿਸਾਖ, Punjabi pronunciation: [ʋɪsaːkʰᵊ]) is the second month in the Nanakshahi calendar and the Punjabi calendar.
This month coincides with April and May in the
Punjab region
.
Sikh calendar, taking place on the first lunar month of Vaisakh, which falls on 14 April each year. On this day, the Khalsa was created and much celebration takes place in the form of Samagams, Nagar Kirtan
, Gatka exhibitions, Akand Paths and so on.
On the 16th of this month,
Guru Angad Dev (the second Sikh Guru) and Guru Tegh Bahadur
(the ninth Sikh Guru).
Important events during this month
April
- 14 April (1 Vaisakh) - Vaisakhi (see above)
Ji
- 15 April (2 Vaisakh) - Guru Angad Dev
- 16 April (3 Vaisakh) - Guru Angad Dev
- 16 April (3 Vaisakh) - Gur Gadi of Guru Amar Das Ji
- 16 April (3 Vaisakh) - Joti Jot Guru Har Krishan Ji
- 16 April (3 Vaisakh) - Gur Gadi of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
- 18 April (5 Vaisakh) - Birth of Guru Angad DevJi
- 18 April (5 Vaisakh) - Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
May
- 2 May (19 Vaisakh) - Birth of Guru Arjan DevJi
- 15 May (1 Jeth) - The end of the month Vaisakh and the start of Jeth
