Vaisakhi

Celebrated on April 14, Vaisakhi is a festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community and the religion of Sikhism. It is celebrated by the Sikh community and founded by Guru Gobind Singh. The celebration first originated India, by a group of Sikhs known as the Khalsa and today is widely celebrated throughout Canada as well as other countries hosting Sikh communities. It is celebrated by wearing brightly coloured clothes and dancing the bhangra. There are also some fairs of singing and acrobats. The day of Vaisakhi starts early with a bath, change of clean clothes and special prayers partaken with others of the community in a local temple.

I really have no intimate feelings of Vaisakhi. Since I am not Sikh I don’t actually celebrate
Vaisakhi. Diwali actually ties more into my religion than Vaisakhi however I do like the fact that in the past years free Indian food was brought to school for us to eat. If anything, its worth celebrating Vaisakhi for the food. However I do also understand the importance of the celebration, that its in honour of those brave enough to stand up
for what they believe in. To be that is more than enough to
celebrate a hundred years worth of tradition.