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Baisakhi Festival – 13 April 2010
Baisakhi is a harvest festival, a Punjabi New Year festival, and commemoration of the founding of the Khalsa (Sikh religion brotherhood) all rolled into one occasion. Baisakhi is celebrated on April 13 every year, and on April 14 once every 36 years. It is celebrated throughout the state of Punjab, particularly in Amritsar. Baisakhi is celebrated with a great deal of feasting, bhangra dancing, folk music, and fairs.The Baisakhi fairs (melas) are organized all over Punjab, and are a festival highlight for many people. Locals dress up in their finest clothes, sings and dance. There are races, wrestling bouts, acrobatics, and folk music. Numerous stalls selling trinkets, handicrafts, and food add to the color. |
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OTHER EVENTS, FAIRS AND FESTIVALS IN NEXT 3 MONTHS
MAY 2010 |
FAIR / FESTIVAL |
DATE |
| International Labor Day |
1 May, Saturday |
| Moatsu Festival (Nagaland) |
1st week of May |
| Summer Festival |
7 May - 9 May, Fri-Sunday |
| Mother's Day |
9 May, Sunday |
| International Day of Families |
13 May, Thursday |
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JUNE 2010 |
| Shimla Summer Festival |
Early June |
| World Environment Day |
5 June, Saturday |
| Father’s Day |
20 June, Sunday |
| Hemis Festival |
20-21 June, Sun- Monday |
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JULY 2010 |
| Doctors Day |
1 July, Thursday |
| Rath Yatra |
13 July, Tuesday |
| Start of Chaturmaas period |
22 July, Thursday |
| Sai Baba Festival |
24-27 July, Sat-Tuesday |
| Jwalamukhi Fair |
24 July, Saturday |
| Parent’s Day |
25 July, Sunday |
| Sharif Bhagwati Fair, Kashmir |
July* |
| Mango Festival |
July* |
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