When is vaisakhi 2018 uk

ES Mag. Follow us:. Password Please enter a valid password. Submit Submit. By Lucia Binding. M ore than 20 million Sikhs around the world celebrate Vaisakhi every year. After the fifth time, the Guru walked out of the tent with all five volunteers unharmed. The five men are known as the first members of the Khalsa to this day.

Ever since people have gathered in Gurudwaras temples , on Vaisakhi Day. Vaisakhi is a major Sikh festival and marks the birth of Sikh order — which started after the persecution and execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur for refusing to convert to Islam under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. During the festival, Gudwaras are decorated and visited and the day is marked by parades, dancing and holy songs. Jump directly to the content.

Sign in. Prayers are being streamed directly from the Golden Temple in Amritsar by Sikh2I nspire , alongside meditation and talks by Basics of Sikhi , and a mass digital prayer on Monday, organised by Digi Sangat.

Gurdwaraas are adhering to special food production guidance, compiled by the Sikh Doctors Association , in light of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Sukhjeevan Singh, from the Sikh Council UK, gurdwaras serving langar registered their facilities with their local authorities in the same way as restaurants.

The gurdwara in Gravesend, Kent, was expecting 10, people to celebrate Vaishaki, but is now serving langar to NHS workers in nearby hospitals to thank those working on the frontline. We are all equal. Our religion believes in service and humanity. We help everybody. I know families will be celebrating away from other family members but take care and look after one another. With reports that ethnic minority communities are being hit the hardest by Covid , others expressed relief that Vaisakhi have been cancelled.