Sikh festivals
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Below are listed the important festivals of the Sikhs: Some are celebrations while others are remberance days
| Common Era Calendar | Important Events | Nanakshahi Date |
| 5 Jan | Birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru | 23 Poh |
| 14 Mar | Nanakshahi New Year commences Hola Mohalla festival (first full moon in Chet) |
1 Chet |
| 14 Apr | Birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of Sikhism Vaisakhi, the ordination of the Khalsa | 1 Vaisakh |
| 16 Jun | Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, in martyred by Chandu Shah in Lahore | 2 Harh |
| 1 Sep | Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture, is installed at the Golden Temple for the first time | 17 Bhadon |
| 20 Oct | Sovereignty of the Sikh Scripture (Guru Granth Sahib) declared as the Guru for all times to come by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Sikh Guru | 6 Katik |
| 24 Nov | Guru Tegh Bahadur martyred in Delhi by Aurangzeb for defending the oppressed | 11 Maghar |
| 21 Dec | Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, the two elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, martyred in the battle of Chamkaur | 8 Poh |
| 26 Dec | Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, executed in Sirhind | 13 Poh |
