Marks the rabi harvest and the solar new year across Punjab, celebrated with bhangra, gidda, and fairs in the fields.
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For Sikhs, the same date marks the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 — making Baisakhi one of the few festival dates shared prominently across two traditions, observed differently by each.
Punjab's fields are harvested amid folk fairs (melas), with bhangra and gidda performed late into the night. Nagar kirtan processions mark the day in Sikh communities.