Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi is a spring festival which happens on the 13 or 14 April every year. It is a day to celebrate 1699 – the year when Sikhism was born as a collective faith.
To celebrate Vaisakhi, Sikhs visit places of worship (called Gudwaras) that are especially decorated for the occasion. Many people enjoy parades and special processions through the streets called nagar kirtans. ‘Nagar’ means town and ‘kirtan’ means the singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the Sikh holy book.
Since the 14th April fell during our Easter holiday break, we celebrated Vaisakhi when we returned on Thursday 21st April. Mrs Atwal led us is a special worship where we heard a Vaisahki story of devotion read by some of our Year 6 Leading Lights members. We also heard from Gurshaan (Year 4 Juniper), who had written an article that was published in the Gravesend Gurdwara’s Vaisakhi magazine. Mrs Atwal also showed us a video of the Vaisahki parade through Gravesend that had taken place.
During the day, each class made Vaisahki cards that we then gave to children and families in our community who celebrate Vaisahki.
Coming together as a community
