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Vaisakhi Celebrations - Denver Gurudwara - Colorado Singh Sabha
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Join Vaisakhi Celebrations at Colorado Singh Sabha, Denver Gurudwara on Sunday April 18th 2010.
17681 W Alameda Pkwy
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 697-6374
Vaisakhi Story
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Vaisakhi is an important Sikh festival. It falls on April 14 and celebrates the founding of the institution of Khalsa in 1699 which made the current outer identity of the Sikhs – unshorn hair and beard and a head covering – as a mandatory part of their faith. In addition, members of the Sikh faith were ordered to adopt the additional name of Singh, meaning lion, or Kaur, meaning princess symbolizing equality, and to follow a code of conduct, which Sikhs still uphold today, practicing equality, kindness, courage, steadfastness, and leadership. The Khalsa was created by the founders of Sikhism to encourage people to stand up for their own civil rights and religious freedom for all.
Today, Vaisakhi is celebrated by Sikhs all over the world as a religious and social occasion. They go with their families to the Gurdwara (the Sikh place of worship) to sing hymns, and to read the Sikh Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib. Processions and feasting follow readings of the Holy Scripture. Vaisakhi brings together people of all backgrounds in a congregation in the spirit of love and respect.
Vaisakhi is both sacred and secular, which encourages everyone to congregate, meet and mix amid festivity and pageantry. The Vaisakhi is, at its simplest, a time to rise above prejudices and join in the unique celebration of life. It embodies, at a deeper level, the concept of cyclical regeneration as in all harvest festivals.
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