List of Hindu festivals in Punjab
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This list of Hindu Punjabi festivals summarizes festivals observed in Punjab. The festivals of Maghi and Vaisakhi are determined by the solar aspect of the Punjabi calendar. The rest are based on the lunar months of the Punjabi calendar.
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Observance and overview
Punjabi Hindus follow the Punjabi calendar to observe religious festivals.
List and descriptions of major Hindu Punjabi festivals
Major Hindu Punjabi Festival | Date Observed (from year to year dates vary) | Description |
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Maghi | January 14 | This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti.[1] |
Holi | March/Phalgun Purnima | Spring festival of colours.[2][3] |
Rama Navami | Chaitra | Celebrates birth of Lord Rama.[3][4] |
Hanuman Jayanti | March/Chaitra Purnima | In honour of Lord Hanuman.[3] |
Maha Shivratri | Varies | In honour of Lord Shiva.[5][6] |
Vaisakhi | April 13/Vaisakh | Punjabi new year. Falls on Mesha Sankranti. |
Krishna Janmashtami | Shravana, Krishna Paksha, Ashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.[3][4] |
Raksha Bandhan | Sawan full moon | Brothers and sisters day.[3][7] |
Sanjhi | Varies | To honour the Mother Goddess.[8] |
Navratri | The tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin | To honour the Goddess Durga.[3][9] |
Śrāddha | Second half of the month Bhadrapada | Remember ancestors. |
Dussehra | the tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin | Celebrated defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama.[3][10] |
Diwali | Kartik new moon | Celebrates return of Lord Rama and Sita to Ayodhia.[3][10] |
Vishwakarma Day | Day after Kartik new moon | Reverence to the God of architecture.[11] |
Bhau-beej known in Punjab as Bhai Dooj | Varies | Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali.[10] |
Karwa Chauth | Fourth day after Kartik full moon | Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon.[3][12] |
Kartik Poornima | New moon of Kartik | A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed to have been born.[13] |
Other festivals
In addition to the above, Punjabi Hindus observe other Punjabi festivals such as, Basant Festival of Kites, Teej and Gugga.
Gallery
See also
- List of festivals in India
- List of festivals in Punjab
- List of Hindu festivals
- Punjabi calendar
- Punjab
- Hinduism in Punjab
- Punjabi culture
References
- ↑ drikpanchang
- ↑ Hindustan Times 18 03 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Punjabiyat: The Cultural Heritage and Ethos of the People of Punjab by Jasbir SIngh Khurana Hemkunt Publishers (P) Ltd ISBN 978-81-7010-395-0
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.indtravel.com/punjab/festival.html
- ↑ Office Holidays
- ↑ The Times of India 20 02 2012
- ↑ Hindustan Times 10 08 2014
- ↑ Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa by Harkesh Singh Kehal Pub Lokgeet Parkashan ISBN 81-7142-869-X
- ↑ Durga Puja
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 http://www.bharatonline.com/punjab/festivals/index.html
- ↑ http://punjab.gov.in/en_GB/list-of-holidays
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- ↑ The Tribune 14 11 2008
External links
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