Vaisakhi

Organized by the Penticton Sikh Temple, the day includes a number of special events at the temple as well as the popular and colourful parade that starts from ...

Vaisakhi is a religious festival that is celebrated by Sikhs all over the world and is known as one of the most important events in the Sikh calendar. We are excited to bring the parade back to the community.” It’s the same route as 2019, but this year there will not be a stop at Princess Margaret Secondary. All the food and celebration will take place at the temple.

Vaisakhi is a spring harvest festival marking the Solar New Year for Sikhs and Hindus. Apart from being important to the farmers as a harvest festival, the ...

A proud moment for the many Punjabis whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in the New World. This year, even though COVID restrictions have been lifted or eased, as a precautionary move in public health interest, there will be restrained and smaller Vaisakhi celebrations confined to the Surrey and Vancouver Gurudwara premises. Everyone is welcome to attend Vaisakhi Day parades and the celebrations attract Canadians from every religious and cultural background. There are numerous other cities across Canada celebrating the Vaisakhi Day with parades involving 10,000 to 20,000 participants each. For Canadian Sikhs, Vaisakhi is a special time to celebrate and share their faith and their heritage with their friends and neighbours. The Sikh community in Vancouver is the one of the oldest, largest and influential across Canada who started arriving and settling in the late 19th century.

Every April, millions of Sikhs around the world celebrate Vaisakhi, and for the third year in a row, those celebrations are cancelled in the Lower Mainland.

The day usually begins with a visit to the gurdwara for worship. "We feel like this is our space to belong — there's a huge sense of pride that comes with that," she said. Nagra said the project was also a way to work through her own feelings of disappointment.

As a Sikh-American, it is easy for me to focus more on the cultural significance of Vaisakhi rather than the religious.

The history of Sikhs has seen a lot of bloodshed surrounding the right to practice one's own religion. Bounties used to be placed where people were rewarded for killing and presenting the head of a Sikh. Sikhs have a different perspective of what Vaisakhi means to them. As a Sikh-American, it is easy for me to focus more on the cultural significance of Vaisakhi rather than the religious. Culturally, Vaisakhi has a different meaning for the state of Punjab and surrounding areas. In the cultural context, Vaisakhi is celebrated with an abundance of food, dance, traditional wear and music.

“On behalf of the Government of British Columbia, to everyone who is celebrating, Happy Vaisakhi! “Vaisakhi Diyan Lakh Lakh Vadhaiyan!” Media Contacts ...

Vaisakhi is a celebration of the formation of the Khalsa over 300 years ago. “B.C. is home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside India. Through difficult times in B.C., the Sikh community in our province has always upheld these teachings of compassion and selfless service and provided inspiration. “Today, in B.C. and around the world, people in the Sikh community are celebrating Vaisakhi, one of the holiest holidays in the Sikh faith.