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1. Chet March 14 Nanakshahi New Year begins. New month of Chet March 19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind April 9 Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh 1691	2. Vaisakh April 14 Vaisakhi = Birth of Khalsa, New month Vaisakh begins April 16 Joti Jot Guru Angad Dev, Gur Gadi Guru Amar Das, Joti Jot Guru Har Krishan, Gur Gadi Guru Tegh Bahadur April 18 Birth Guru Angad Dev 1504, Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur 1621 May 2 Birth Guru Arjan Dev	3. Jeth May 15 New month of Jeth begins May 23 Birth Guru Amar Das June 4 Birthday Bhagat Puran Singh June 11 Gurgaddi Guru Hargobind	4. Harh June 15 New month of Harh begins June 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan July 2 Foundation of Akal Takhat July 5 Birth Guru Hargobind
5. Saawan July 16 New month Saawan begins July 23 Birth Guru Har Krishan Aug 5 Barsi Bhagat Puran Singh Aug 8 Morcha Guru Ka Bagh	6. Bhadon Aug 16 New month of Bhadon Aug 30 Completion of Adi Granth Sept 1 Parkash Guru Granth Sahib Sept 12 Battle of Saragarhi	7. Assu Sept 15 New month of Assu begins Sept 16 Joti Jot Guru Amar Das, Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das, Joti Jot Guru Ram Das, Gur Gadi Guru Arjan Sept 18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad Sept 22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak Oct 9 Birth Guru Ram Das	8. Katik Oct 15 New month of Katik Oct 20 Joti Jot Guru Har Rai, Gur Gadi Guru Granth Sahib, Gur Gadi Guru Har Krishan Oct 21 Joti Jot Guru Gobind Singh Nov 9 Bandi Chhorh Divas Nov 11 Europe honors Sikhs
9. Maghar Nov 14 New month of Maghar begins Nov 24 Birth Guru Nanak 08-Nov13, Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur, Gur Gadi Guru Gobind Singh Nov 28 Birth Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Dec 12 Birth Sahibzada Fateh Singh	10. Poh Dec 14 New month of Poh Dec 21 Shaheedi Vada Sahibzada Dec 26 Shaheedi Chota Sahibzada Jan 5 Birth Guru Gobind Singh	11. Magh Jan 13 New month Magh Jan 18 Birth Bhai Himmat Singh Jan 26 Birth Baba Deep Singh Jan 31 Birth Guru Har Rai Feb 11 Birth Sahibzada Ajit Singh	12. Phagun Feb 12 New month Phagun Feb 21 Saka Nankana Sahib, Jaito Morcha March 4 Hola Mohalla March 13 End of Nanakshahi calendar year

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March 2008

14 New month Chet
Nanakshahi New Year.
19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind
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April

9 Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh 1691
14 Vaisakhi = Birth of Khalsa, New month Vaisakh
16 Joti Jot Guru Angad Dev, Gur Gadi Guru Amar Das, Joti Jot Guru Har Krishan, Gur Gadi Guru Tegh Bahadur
18 Birth Guru Angad Dev 1504,
Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur 1621

May

2 Birth Guru Arjan Dev
15 New month of Jeth
23 Birth Guru Amar Das

June

July

2 Foundation of Akal Takhat
5 Birth Guru Hargobind
16 New month Saawan
23 Birth Guru Har Krishan

August

5 Barsi Bhagat Puran Singh
8 Morcha Guru Ka Bagh
16 New month of Bhadon
30 Completion of Adi Granth

September

1 Parkash Guru Granth Sahib
12 Battle of Saragarhi
15 New month of Assu
16 Joti Jot Guru Amar Das Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das Joti Jot Guru Ram Das Gur Gadi Guru Arjan
18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad
22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak

October

November

December

January 2009

5 Birth Guru Gobind Singh
13 New month Magh
18 Birth Bhai Himmat Singh
26 Birth Baba Deep Singh
31 Birth Guru Har Rai

February 2009

March 2009

4 Hola Mohalla
13 End of Nanakshahi year

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