Список сикхских фестивалей

Это список основных фестивалей сикхской религии .

Фестиваль	Дата наблюдается	Описание
Шахид Йор Мила ( для Мела	14 января	Этот фестиваль отмечает 40 муктаса (40 мучеников), которые сражались в битве при Муктсаре .
Parkash Utsav Dasmeh Patshah Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji	5 января	Название этого фестиваля, когда переводится, означает празднование рождения 10 -го божественного света или божественные знания. Это отмечает рождение Гуру Гобинда Сингха , десятого сикхского гуру. Фестиваль является одним из самых широко известных событий сикхами.
Сикх Новый год	13 или 14 марта (обычно 14 -е место)	Сикхский Новый год в соответствии с сикхским календарем (календарь Нанакшахи).
Привет, Мохалла	15 марта	Молодой сикхский исполнитель в Холле Мохалла Ежегодный фестиваль тысяч, проводимый в Anandpur Sahib. Он был начат Гуру Гобинд Сингх как собрание сикхов для военных упражнений и издевательств. За фиктивными сражениями последовали конкурсы поэзии Киртана и поэзии Valor. Сегодня Ниханг Сингха продолжает боевую традицию с фиктивными сражениями и демонстрациями фехчи и верховой езды. Есть также несколько дарбаров, где пеет киртан. Он отмечается сикхами по всему миру как «сикхские Олимпийские игры» с событиями и соревнованиями по фехтованию , верховой езде, Гатке (сикхские боевые искусства), сокола и другие от Ниханга Сингха.
Вайсахи	14 апреля	Vaisakhi at Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib, the birthplace of the Khalsa Panth In Punjab it is celebrated as the Birth of the Khalsa brotherhood. It is celebrated at a large scale at Kesgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib. In India, U.K., Canada, United States, and other Sikh populated areas, people come together for a public mela or parade. The main part of the mela is where a local Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) has a beautiful Sikh themed float on which the Guru Granth Sahib is located and every one offers their respect by bowing with much reverence and fervour. To mark the celebrations, Sikh devotees generally attend the Gurudwara before dawn with flowers and offerings in hands. Processions through towns are also common. Vaisakhi is the day on which the Khalsa was born and Sikhs were given a clear identity and a code of conduct to live by, led by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who baptized the first Sikhs using sweet nectar called Amrit.
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan	June 16	Panj Pyare, leading a procession of nagar kirtan marking the Shaheedi divas (martyrdom) The martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru, falls in June, the hottest month in India. He was tortured to death under the orders of Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, on the complaint of a Hindu banker Chandu Lal, who bore a personal enmity with Guru, at Lahore on 25 May 1606. Celebrations consist of Kirtan, Katha and Langar in the Gurdwara. Because of hot summer, chilled sweetened drink made from milk, sugar, essence and water is freely distributed in Gurdwaras and in neighborhoods to everybody irrespective of their religious belief as a sign and honour of the humble Guru who happily accepted his torture as a will of Waheguru and made no attempt to take any action.
Pahila Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji	September 1	A copy of Guru Granth Sahib, the eternal Sikh Guru It is the day when the Guru Granth Sahib was bestowed with the title of being the eternal and final Sikh guru thus ending the line of Human gurus.
Bandi Chhor Divas	October 27	Diwali celebrations in United Kingdom. On the day of Bandi Chhor Diwas (The Celebration of Freedom), Sikhs celebrate the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, who also rescued 52 Hindu kings held captive by Mughal Emperor Jehangir with him in the Gwalior Fort in 1619. The Sikhs celebrated by lighting their homes with lights and candles with the tradition continuing till date with Harmandir Sahib beautifully decorated with colourful lights to mark this celebration. It is celebrated by lighting divas and going to a Gurdwara to listen to gurbani.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab	November 15	On this day Guru Nanak was born in Nanakana Sahib, now situated in Pakistan. Every year Sikhs celebrate this day with large-scale gatherings. Candles, divas and lights are lit in Gurdwaras, in the honour of Guru along with fireworks. The birthday celebration usually lasts three days. Generally two days before the birthday, Akhand Path (forty-eight-hour non-stop reading of Guru Granth Sahib) is held in the Gurdwara. One day before the birthday, a procession is organized which is led by the Panj Pyares (Five Beloved Ones) and the Palki (Palanquin) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and followed by teams of Ragis singing hymns, brass bands playing different tunes and devotees singing the chorus. Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Pakistan A fireworks show celebrating the Birth of Guru Nanak in India. Akal Takht illuminated on Guru Nanak Jayanti, in Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar. Gurdwara Sri Ber Sahib in Punjab, India.
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur	November 24	On this day Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred when he refused to convert to Islam. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib where the Guru was martyred The Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb cherished the ambition of converting India into a land of Islam. His experiment was first carried out in Kashmir. The viceroy of Kashmir carried out the policy vigorously and set about converting non-Muslims by force. A group of Kashmiri Pandits (Kashmiri Hindu Brahmins), approached Guru Tegh Bahadur and asked for his help. They, on the advice of the Guru, told the Mughal authorities that they would willingly embrace Islam if Guru Tegh Bahadur, did the same. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Anandpur Sahib where the head of guru was brought and cremated in defiance of Mughals Orders of the arrest of the Guru were issued by Aurangzeb and the Guru was arrested at a place called Malikhpur near Anandpur after he had departed from Anandpur for Delhi. He was arrested, along with some of his followers and sent to Sirhind the following day. The Governor ordered him to be detained in Bassi Pathana and reported the news to Delhi. His arrest was made in July 1675 and he was kept in custody for over three months. He was then cast in an iron cage and taken to Delhi in November 1675. The Guru was put in chains and ordered to be tortured until he would accept Islam. When he could not be persuaded to abandon his faith to save himself from persecution, he was asked to perform some miracles to prove his divinity. On his refusal, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in public at Chandni Chowk on 11 November 1675. Guru Ji is also known as "Hind Di Chadar" i.e. "the shield of India", suggesting that to save Hinduism, Guru Ji gave his life.
Martyrdom Of the Sahibzade	December 21 and 26	The Martyrdom of both the elder and younger Sahibzadas is a remembrance of the four young princes (sons of Guru Gobind Singh) who were martyred in late December. The two older sons, Sahibzade Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, were killed by Mughal soldiers during the battle of Chamkaur. Both the younger sons Sahibzade Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, were executed after being captured. These Martyrs are observed 21 December and 26 December respectively.

Other Sikh festivals

Есть некоторые другие (около 45) фестивалей, которые отмечаются в гораздо меньшем масштабе, а некоторые находятся в центре в определенных регионах или городах, которые не включены в приведенный выше список. Тозы включают Паркаш Утсавы (годовщины рождения других 8 сикхских гуру), Гургади Дивы (прохождение Гурушипа), Джиотиджот Дивы (годовщины смерти других сикхских гуру), фестиваль басантов, который отмечается в Чжехарта Сахиб Гурдвара в деревне Вадали. где в 1595 году родился Шри Гуру Харгобинд Джи, чтобы отпраздновать рождение и много других подобных фестивалей. Все сикхские фестиваля включают в себя празднование, собравшись в Гурдваре , поклонение Гуру Грант Сахиб и слушание Гурбани , Киртана и чтения Паата .

Тем не менее, есть немало других местных ярмарок, которые исторически важны для сикхов и привлекают толпы за сотни тысяч и последние два -три дня. Наиболее важными из них являются:

• Мученичество обоих младших сахибзад Гуру Гобинд Сингх в Фатехгарх Сахиб .
• Вторая битва за Чамкаур и мученичество оба старейшины Сахихихзады Гуру Гобинд Сингх.
• Мученичество Чали Мукте («сорок освобожденных») Гуру Гобинда Сингха, который ранее покинул его, смело боролся против подавляющих сил армии Моголов в Муктсаре. Гуру Гобинд Сингх благословил их как достигнув освобождения. Мела Магхи проводится ежегодная ярмарка отмечает это событие, и в городе Шри Муктсар Сахиб .

Смотрите также

• Пенджабские фестивали
• Список ярмарок и фестивалей в Пенджабе, Индия
• Пенджабские фестивали в Пакистане

Внешние ссылки

• СМИ, связанные с сикхскими фестивалями в Wikimedia Commons