The BBC, consistently one of the most even-handed observers of Britain’s many ethnic communities, has put together a fine explanatory article about Diwali, the Festival of Light, for its online religious pages.
A festival that Sikhs, Hindus and Jains celebrate, Diwali fell this year on Saturday October 17.
For Sikhs, says the BBC, it is particularly important [...]

Sikhs everywhere are preparing for the biggest religious festival of the year – Vaisakhi, which in 2009 falls on April 13th.
It is an event that incorporates the Sikh’s new year celebrations but above all commemorates 1699, the year the Sikh faith was born in the Punjab.
Centrepiece of the festival is the carrying of the Sikh [...]

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, alternatively known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, while attending one of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s meetings, British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of [...]

Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual Christian holiday celebrated on December 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The birth of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 [...]

Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birthday is the most important celebration in the Sikh calander. It is in the month of November when the religion’s celebration starts.
“Out of the cotton of compassion, spin the thread of contentment”
Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of the Sikh faith; he was born on the 20th October [...]

Enthusiastically celebrated by people of all nationalities, races and religions, Diwali, the festival of lights, creates a magical world of joy and festivity. It celebrates the victory of good over evil – and the glory of light over darkness. The word Diwali or Deepavali means ‘a row of lamps’.
Diwali marks new beginnings and a renewal [...]

The tercentenary celebration of the Guruship of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is to be undertaken on a massive scale in October 2008 at Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, India. The historic town of Nanded is an important place in Sikhi because it is where in October 1708, Guru Gobind Singh ended [...]

Bhangra is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India. Bhangra began as a folk dance conducted by farmers to celebrate the coming of Spring and the new Bhang harvest, a time known as Vaisakhi. Today, Bhangra survives in different forms and styles all over the globe – [...]

Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival, which takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet, which usually falls in March. This follows the Hindu festival of Holi; Hola is the masculine form of the feminine sounding Holi. Mahalia, derived from the Arabic root hal (alighting, descending), is a Punjabi [...]