Vaisakhi by Caroline Warren https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1 World Religions Project 1 en-us 2016-10-20 22:33:02 UTC 2023-03-19 10:54:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Origins carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132238370 Vaisakhi is the Sikh New Year festival that commemorates the year Sikhism was born as a collective faith.]]> 2016-10-20 22:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132238370 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132238953 Vaisakhi is one of the most important holidays on the Sikh calendar and is typically celebrated on April 13 or 14 ]]> 2016-10-20 22:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132238953 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132240042 Vaisakhi commemorates creation of the Khalsa order by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, in 1699. By baptizing thousands of Sikhs and receiving 5 baptisms in return, Guru Gobind Singh "laid the foundation for the collective faith of Sikhism"]]> 2016-10-20 23:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132240042 Celebration carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132240736 Early in the morning, Sikhs celebrating Vaisakhi visit to the Gurdwara-- the temple where Sikhs worship]]> 2016-10-20 23:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132240736 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132241069 Vaisakhi began as a harvest festival]]> 2016-10-20 23:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132241069 History carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132241145 Guru Gobind Singh asked the crowd if any of them was prepared to devote his/her life to Sikhism. The five Sikhs who came forward are now known as Panj Piare, or 'Beloved Five']]> 2016-10-20 23:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/132241145 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287080 The surname, Singh for men and Katur for women, given to every Sikh man on Vaisakhi in 1699 means "Lion" or "Lioness."]]> 2016-11-09 02:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287080 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287555 The five who were baptized represent the five core beliefs of Sikhism:

Daya – kindness
Dharam – fairness
Himmat – courage
Mohkem – determination
Sahib – strength
]]> 2016-11-09 02:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287555 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287847 People fly patangs (kites) from their rooftops with poems or words of endearment written on them]]> 2016-11-09 02:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136287847 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290000 "Many Sikhs choose to be baptised into the Khalsa brotherhood on this day"]]> 2016-11-09 03:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290000 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290133 The festival is marked with town-wide processions, parades, and traditional songs/hymns]]> 2016-11-09 03:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290133 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290296 2016-11-09 03:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290296 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290472 2016-11-09 03:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290472 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290605 2016-11-09 03:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290605 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290805 2016-11-09 03:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/136290805 carolinewarrenn https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/145491142 kag akdgj akgj ]]> 2017-01-05 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/carolinewarrenn/e4d5x1ctu6z1/wish/145491142