VAISAKHI 

First of all, HAPPY VAISAKHI! 

Vaisakhi (pronunciation in Hindi: वैशाखी) is a Hindu and Sikh festival, it is also known as Baisakhi. 

It is the beginning of Hindu Solar New year, Vaisakhi is on the first day of Vaisakha ( Month in Hindu calendar April-March, Vaisakha is the second month of the year) 

Vaisakhi had a fixed date, unlike other Hindu festivals, celebrated in India, Vaisakhi is celebrated on 13 or 14 April every year! It is also known as Vaisakha Sankranti. (Read below to know how slowly the date changes.) 

On the question: why is it celebrated? 

As we all know by now that Vaisakhi is celebrated by both the Hindus and Sikhs, and both have different reasons for celebrating it. 

1. For the Hindus, the festival is their traditional solar new year, it is a harvest festival. It is an occasion to take a bath in the sacred and spiritual river: Ganga, Kaveri, and Jhelum, everyone visits temples and their friends

2. For Sikhs, it is a memorable and religious festival because it is a major event in their history in Punjab, 

Vaisakhi is the holiday that celebrates the founding of the Sikh community- The Khalsa in 1699

How is it celebrated? 

Now though I have already told you that how it is celebrated, let me tell you in brief, 

Celebrations include vocalising and melody, also examining aloud scriptures, and chanting hymns. Many Sikhs also choose Vaisakhi as the day to be baptized into the Khalsa brotherhood. Big celebrations take place in the city of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, which is where Guru Gobind Singh established the Khalsa.

Mandirs and Gurdwaras are decorated beautifully on this auspicious occasion! Hindus perform a mandatory Daan (charity) especially of hand fans, water pitchers, and seasonal fruits. A ritual fall in the Ganga river or other holy water bodies is often conducted. Community fairs are organized at Hindu pilgrimage sites. In many areas, a procession of temple deities is taken out. Sikhs hold kirtans, visit local Gurdwaras, community fairs, and Nagar kirtan processions are held, and people gather to socialize and share festive foods.

Small history info: Vaisakhi is celebrated on 13 or 14 April every year in the 21st century. But back then in 1801 AD, it used to fall on 11 April. This is because the date of Vaisakhi and other Sankrantis keeps on shifting slowly over years. Vaisakhi would fall on 29 April in 2999.

For others, the new year falls on Cheti Chand (Sindhi community), Gudi Padwa(Maharashtra and Goa), and Ugadi(Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana) these are celebrated on the same day but the names are different for the state. 

Fact: The new year falls on or about the same day every year for many Buddhist communities in parts of South and Southeast Asia. 

What do they eat on Vaisakhi:-  

Following are the traditional and formal food eaten by the people who celebrated Vaisakhi. 

1. Sarso ka Saag.

2. Gud ka Halwa.

3. Panjabi Kadhi.

4. Pindi Chana.

5. Kheer 

6. Dahi Vade

That's all for today, comment down below about how you like it?! 

~HAVE A NICE DAY! 

           -NAVISTHA