Vaisakhi – sometimes spelled Baisakhi – has long been celebrated as a harvest festival across South Asia and especially in the Punjab region of India, where it is also observed by Hindus.

Vaisakhi is typically observed on April 13 or April 14 and marks the first day of the month Vaisakh in the Sikh calendar. This year, the celebration falls on Friday.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Tuesday is Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year festival. It's marked around the world, including here at home. CBS2's Kiran Dhillon has more on how the community here is celebrating.

Vaisakhi took on special significance for the Sikh community in 1699, when the tenth of the Sikh Guru-Prophets—Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708 CE) ...

Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is a traditional harvest festival celebrated by Sikhs and Hindus, having been observed in the Punjab region for a long period of time. While celebrations take place ...

Vaisakhi isn’t exactly a Sikh “holiday,” as Sikhs don’t consider any particular moment in time to be uniquely sacred. But it is one of the most significant days of the Sikh calendar.

On Vaisakhi in 1699, Sikhism's 10th spiritual teacher Guru Gobind Singh established a community of Sikhs known as the Khalsa Panth and gave Sikhs their distinct identity, ...

Vaisakhi, also called Baisakhi, is a festival that celebrates the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa, in 1699. It was originally a harvest festival in the Punjab region of India until it ...

Vaisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. Vaisakhi is a spring festival which happens on the 13 or 14 April every year. It is a day to celebrate 1699 ...

Sikh pilgrims attend a ceremony to mark the Vaisakhi festival at the shrine of Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, some 75 kilometres (46 miles) west of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, April 14, 2024.

Vaisakhi Mela festival a 'way to give back to community' Ranjit Singh of Ozone Park cooks bread pakora during the Vaisakhi Mela festival on Sunday in Glen Cove.

Surrey's Vaisakhi Parade began in 1998, initiated by Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar. The first parade saw around 16,000 people attend. Attendance levels continued to grow throughout the years with ...