Vaisakhi – sometimes spelled Baisakhi – has long been celebrated as a harvest festival across South Asia and especially in the Punjab region of India, where it is also observed by Hindus.

About 75 people gathered Monday afternoon to commemorate Vaisakhi at Cambridge City Hall with a special flag-raising ceremony. The event, which takes place every April during Sikh Heritage Month ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – At Holyoke City Hall, members of the local Sikh community started their celebration of Vaisakhi on Tuesday with prayers and a flag-raising ceremony. The month of April is ...

Vaisakhi took on special significance for the Sikh community in 1699, when the tenth of the Sikh Guru-Prophets—Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708 CE) ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Tuesday is Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year festival. It's marked around the world, including here at home. CBS2's Kiran Dhillon has more on how the community here is celebrating.

Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is a traditional harvest festival celebrated by Sikhs and Hindus, having been observed in the Punjab region for a long period of time.

Vaisakhi usually falls on April 13 or 14 — this year it is the latter. Arsh Kaur Rathod In the cultural context, Vaisakhi is celebrated with an abundance of food, dance, traditional wear and music.

(RNS) — For centuries now, Punjabis have marked the spring harvest with the celebration of Vaisakhi, and for the past 300 or so years, the holiday has also carried special significance for Sikhs.

Firstly Vaisakhi (also pronounced ‘Baisakhi’) marks the spring harvest festival for many Indians and Sikhs across the Asian subcontinent. The cultural celebration of Vaisakhi as the dawn of a new ...

Thousands of people attended Vaisakhi celebrations in Wolverhampton on Sunday. The festival took place between 12:00-17:00 BST at West Park, with entertainment including a fun fair, stalls and ...

Vaisakhi is typically observed on April 13 or April 14 and marks the first day of the month Vaisakh in the Sikh calendar. This year, the celebration falls on Friday.