Dates for your 2006 calendar

January 
5 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh was the 10th Sikh Guru and the last human Guru. He started the Khalsa, which is the order of those who put themselves directly under God (it is not confined to just men, but is also equally open to women)

April
14 Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
Celebrates the beginning of the Khalsa.

June
16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
A day to remember the 5th Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr.

September
1 Installation of Holy Granth Sahib
Sikhs honour the holys criptures, called the Guru Granth Sahib.

October
20 Guru Granth Sahib
The Granth Sahib was given Guruship on this day in 1708.

October
21 Diwali
The Hindu festival of Diwali stands for the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Sikhs celebrate this day because the 6th Guru Hargobind reached Amritsar on Diwali after his release from prison after securing the release of 52 Hindu Kings.

November
23 Birthday of Guru Nanak
Celebrates the birth of the Guru who began the Sikh religion.

24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
A day to remember the death of the 9th Guru, which happened in 1675. Explain what the martyrdom was about.

Guru	Parkash (Birthday)	Gur Ghaddhi (Guruship)	Jyoti Jot (Death)
Guru Nanak Dev	Katik Pooranmashi*	from Parkash	Asu 8 September 22
Guru Angad Dev	Vaisakh 5 April 18	Asu 4 September 18	Vaisakh 3 April 16
Guru Amar Das	Jeth 9 May 23	Vaisakh 3 April 16	Asu 2 September 16
Guru Ram Das	Asu 25 October 9	Asu 2 September 16	Asu 2 September 16
Guru Arjan Dev	Vaisakh 19 May 2	Asu 2 September 16	Harh 2 June 16
Guru Hargobind	Harh 21 July 5	Jeth 28 June 11	Chet 6 March 19
Guru Har Rai	Magh 19 January 31	Chet 1 March 14	Katik 6 October 20
Guru Harkrishan	Sawan 8 July 23	Katik 6 October 20	Vaisakh 3 April 16
Guru Tegh Bahadur	Vaisakh 5 April 18	Vaisakh 3 April 16	Maghar 11 November 24
Guru Gobind Singh	Poh 23 January 5	Maghar 11 November 24	Katik 7 October 21
Guru Granth Sahib	Bhadon 17 September 1 Installation in Golden Temple by Guru Arjan Dev	Katik 6 October 20

* Guru Nanaks birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. Katik Pooranmashi in 1999 is on November 23 and in 2000 is on November 11.

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