Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Guru Nanak's
Prakash Utsav, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak.
This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism, or Sikhi.
The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the
anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping
the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab, are occasions for
celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on Vaisakhi
Day, April 5, 1469 (Vaisakh 1, 1526 Bikrami) in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the
present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. It is a Gazetted
holiday in India.
According to the controversial Bhai Bala Janamsakhi,
it claims Guru Nanak was born on the Full Moon (Pooranmashi) of the Indian
Lunar Month Katik. The Sikhs have been celebrating Guru Nanak's Gurpurab around
November for this reason and has it been ingrained in Sikh Traditions.
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