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Sikh Vaisakhi Parade :: The Pictures 1

Tash [alan lodge] | 18.04.2006 21:40 | Culture

Sikh Vaisakhi Parade, essentially a harvest festival and new year rolled into one.






















Sikh Vaisakhi Parade :: The Pictures 1

Sikh Vaisakhi Parade, essentially a harvest festival and new year rolled into one.

Vaisakhi, also spelled Baisakhi, is thus one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It also commemorates 1699, the year Sikhism was born as a collective faith.

I think they are are colourful folks, with much tolerance and many smiles......

In Nottingham, the parade started at the Sikh Temple in Church Road, Lenton at 12:00 on Sunday 16 April. Then walked to other temples in the city, visiting Noel Street, Gladstone Street in Forest Fields, where walkers were given refreshments. Then, onto Basford.

Links:

Vaisakhi - Wikipedia
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisakhi

BBC Sikh Vaisakhi
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/holydays/vaisakhi/index.shtml

eBook
 http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smspublications/vaisakhi


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