Baisakhi, celebrated with joyous music and dancing, is New Year's Day in Punjab. It falls on April 13, though once in 36 years it occurs on 14th April. It was on this day that the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the Khalsa (the Sikh brotherhood) in 1699. The Sikhs, therefore, celebrate this festival as a collective birthday.

Sikhs visits gurdwaras (Sikh temples) and listen to kirtans (religious songs) and discourses. After the prayer, kada prasad (sweetened semolina) is served to the congregation. The function ends with langar, the community lunch served by volunteers.

Processions are taken out, at the head of which are the panj piaras. Mock duels and bands playing religious tunes are part of the processions. Schoolchildren also enthusiatically take part in them.

For people in villages this festival is a last opportunity for relaxing before they start harvesting of corn. Processions and feasting follow readings of the holy scripture of the Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib.

Kojagari	Muharram	Onam	Yugaadi	Bonalu	Id
Basanth Panchami	Gudhi Padva	Datta Jayanti	Dussehra	Diwali	Teej
Guru Nanak Jayanti	Republic Day	Champa Shasti	Bhai Dooj	Easter	Holi
Anant Chaturdashi	Buddha Purnima	Gandhi Jayanti	Christmas	Pongal	Lohri
Independence Day	Maha Shivaratri	Tripuri Purnima	Tulsi Vivah	Gangaur	Ugadi
Parshuram Jayanti	Mahavir Jayanti	Makar Sakranti	Id e Milad	Navratra	Karwa Chauth
Vaikunth Chaturdashi	Rath Saptami	Sri Guru Pooja	Ram Navami	Baisakhi	Nag Panchami
Hindu Samrajya Dinotsava	Ganesh Chaturthi	Ashadhi Ekadashi	Janmashtami