The Sikh Holidays 2024 discussed the major Sikhism festival in Sikhism and it has been prepared keeping in mind the sensitivities of the religion. Use the information to prepare for upcoming festivals in 2024 in advance and apply for the holidays early. Without any further delay, let’s look into the list of Sikh festivals falling in the year 2024.
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Tithi and Day |
Festivals |
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13 January, Saturday |
Maghi Lohri |
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17 January, Wednesday |
Guru Gobind Singh Ji Jayanti |
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22 February, Thursday |
Guru Har Rai Jayanti |
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24 February, Saturday |
Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
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23 March, Saturday |
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day |
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07 April, Sunday |
Guru Har Rai Guruyai |
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09 April, Tuesday |
Guru Amardas Guruyai |
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13 April, Saturday |
Guru Hargobind Singh Jyoti Jot |
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13 April, Saturday |
Baisakhi or Sikh New Year |
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18 April, Thursday |
Guru Angad Dev Jyoti Jot |
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22 April, Monday |
Guru Harkishan Singh Jyot Jot, Guru Tej Bahadur Gurayi |
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29 April, Monday |
Guru Tej Bahadur Jayanti |
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30 April, Tuesday |
Guru Arjun Dev Jayanti |
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14 May, Saturday |
Baisakhi or Sikh New Year |
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22 May, Wednesday |
Guru Amar Das Jayanti |
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31 May, Friday |
Guru Hargobind Singh Gurayai |
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16 June, Sunday |
Guru Arjun Dev Jyoti Jyot |
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22 June, Saturday |
Guru Hargobind Singh Jayanti |
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29 June, Saturday |
Guru Harkishan Singh Jayanti |
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04 September, Wednesday |
Guru Granth Sahib Jayanti |
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05 September, Thursday |
Guru Arjun Dev Gurayai |
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06 September, Friday |
Guru Ramdas Jyoti Jot |
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16 September, Monday |
Guru Ramdas Gurayai |
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18 September, Wednesday |
Guru Amar Das Jyoti Jot |
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22 September, Sunday |
Guru Angad Dev Gurayai |
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27 September, Friday |
Guru Nanak Dev Jyoti Jot |
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19 October, Saturday |
Guru Ram Das Jayanti |
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25 October, Friday |
Guru Harkishan Singh Gurayai, Guru Har Rai Jyoti Jot |
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03 November, Sunday |
Guru Granth Sahib Gurayai |
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06 November, Wednesday |
Guru Gobind Singh Jyoti Jot |
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15 November, Friday |
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti |
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04 December, Wednesday |
Guru Gobind Singh Gurayai |
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06 December, Friday |
Guru Tej Bahadur Jyoti Jot |
Note: The above dates related to Sikh holidays and festivals in 2024 are subject to change. We keep the readers updated on any kind of changes to the holiday list.
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Sikhism is the fifth-largest religion in India and with over 27 million followers across the world. The ‘Sikh’ word in Punjabi refers to ‘disciple’. The foundation of religion was established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji after watching the evils, discrimination, casteism, and more in the surroundings. Sikh religion is a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region across the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. The monotheistic religion means belief in one God and follows the specified worship patterns. It is also known as ‘Sikhi’ and ‘Sikhmat’. Sikhism believes that all people are equal before God and the holy book of the religion is Guru Granth Sahib. It is considered not only the religious scripture but also the last living Guru of Sikhism. In 1708, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism, declared before his death that there would be no other Guru after him and the last Guru would be Guru Granth Sahib. It is considered as the Adi Granth and it consists of a collection of words, proverbs, couplets, and articles.
When we talk about the Sikhism gurus, there are ten main gurus of the religion who made the religion stronger. The list of ten Gurus are as follows – Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539), Guru Angad (1469-1539), Guru Amardas (1552-1574), Guru Ramdas (1574-1581), Guru Arjun (1581-1606), Guru Hargobind (1606-1645), Guru Harrai (1645-1661), Guru Harkishan (1661-1664), Guru Tej Bahadur (1664-1675), and Guru Gobind Singh (1675-1708).
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There is special significance of Lohri festivals in Sikhism and it is celebrated a day before the Makar Sankranti. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm in regions like Punjab, Haryana, and places around Delhi. In the Lohri evening, people light a fire and circumambulate around the fire. The members of the family sing & dance around the fire and offer sacrifices like peanuts, rewdi, kheel, corn grains, and others in the fire. After it, prasad is distributed among the members in the form of Gajjak, Revdi, and others. The festival holds special importance for newly married brides or children as it proves special for them, reveals Sikh Holidays 2024.
The Baisakhi festival marks the start of the spring season. It is also referred to as Vaisakhi or Baisakhi. Each year the Baisakhi festival is celebrated on the 13th or 14th of April. In 2024, the festival is celebrated on the 13th of April and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in regions like Haryana & Punjab. Sikh Holidays 2024 says that the festival has different names like it is called Bihu in Assam, Naba Varsha in Bengal, and Pooram Vishu in Kerala. The Sun god enters the Aries zodiac on Baisakhi day.
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As per the Sikh Holidays 2024, the Kartik Purnima is the occasion of Shri Guru Nanak Ji’s birthday celebration and the Sikh community celebrates the day as Guru Nayak Jayanti. The founder of the Sikh religion is Guru Nanak Dev and he opposed casteism in the country. He was also against conservatism and superstition in the country. The system of langar was started by the guru in his time. It is meant for all rich, big, small, and poor people to sit together & enjoy the meal. He was the first guru of the religion and he gave the message of ‘Ik Onkar’, which means ‘God is One’.
The tenth guru of the Sikh religion is Guru Gobind Singh Ji who was born in Sahib Bihar, Patna. He founded the Khalsa Panth which is considered one of the critical events in the Sikh religion. Guru Gobind Singh Ji declared Guru Granth Sahib as the Guru of Sikhs and he spent his entire life serving people and following the path of truth. His teaching inspires people even today to solve their daily life troubles.
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