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Dastaar (Turban Tying) Competition 2008 - COMES TO LEICESTERRRRRRRRRR!!!

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In Celebration of 300th Anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Gurtha Gaddi Diwas and The Shaheedi of the 4 Sahibzade,

Leicester Sangat will be holding a Dastaar Tying competition for all youngsters and families...

Please all attend and support this event to promote the importance and heritage of the dastaar.

Saturday 27th December - 1pm to 5:30pm

At Oadby Gurdwara - Leicester

Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji Gurdwara

Address:

42 Kenilworth Drive,

Oadby,

Leicester,

LE2 5LG

Contact: 0116 271 7977 or 07850 678317

:: Talks :: Workshops :: Activities :: Prizes :: Pizza & Chips ::

Age Categories:

up to 7 years

8 to 10 years

11 to 14 years

15 +

Open to Boys and Girls of ALL ages

Email: Competition@LeicesterSikhs.com

This is a one of annual event; please encourage all families and friends to attend this, especially children!!! It will be a fun family day out!

Please note, any children, with cut or uncut hair are more than welcome to enter the competition!!!

PLEASE SEE POSTER ATTACHED:

Supported by: Leicester Sikh Youth Forum, PLC, DMU Sikh Society, University of Leicester Sikh Soc, The Sikh Times, and above all, Guru Ji's Sangat...

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http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=2332

Turban Tying Competition For Young People At Gurdwara In Oadby, Leicestershire, U.K

To mark the 300th Anniversary of the conferring of the Guru ship to the Sikhs’ eternal guru Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and the Martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Sahibzade, the Punjabi Listeners’ Club are organising a Turban Tying Competition for young people at the Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib Gurdwara, 48 Kenilworth Drive, Oadby, Leicestershire, U.K. on Saturday 27th December 2008 from 1.00 pm to 5.30 pm .

The competition is open to girls and boys and divided into three group: Up to 7 years; 8 to 13 years; 14 to 18 years with the winners and runners-up in each age group being awarded with special trophies. Everyone taking part in the competition will receive something.

www.emgonline.co.uk the first daily Asian Online Newspaper in UK are proud to contribute towards the cost of the 14-18 years age groups’ trophies: local football club FC Khalsa, Leicester from the Senior League are contributing to the cost of the trophies for 8 –13 years age group; a three monthly international magazine SANJH from Ludhiana, Punjab, India which has poems and writings by poets, authors etc. living in the three Punjabs – Punjab in India, Punjab in Pakistan and the Punjab living abroadare contributing to the cost of trophies for the youngest group.

A film on Sikhism is to be shown to all competitors to enhance their knowledge before the young people start tying their turbans with the younger group taking part first and the 14-18 years age group being last.

The Turban Tying Competition is free to enter, competitors to bring their own turbans. Mirrors will be provided by the Gurdwara. Those who wish to bring their own mirrors can do so. Time taken to tie the turban will be noted which will assist the judges whose decision will be final.

Turban is one of the most distinguishing symbols of Sikhism and the Sikhs have had to fight major court case to be allowed to wear it at place of work and wear it instead of the helmet. As well as keeping you warm in cold weather it is also beneficial when the temperature is high.

There is a lot of excitement among the young people about this competition particularly among the Oadby Gurdwara’s Punjabi School which has become immensely popular that classes are now held every weekday in the evenings.

Representatives from Leicestershire Constabulary are expected to attend the programme where there is likely to be a number of organisations from the Punjabi media as well as the local newspaper.

The special guests are the Mayor of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Councillor Jill Gore and the Mayor’s Consort Colin Gore.

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Waahegurooo :WW:

Does leicester not hav monthly kirtan programmes anymore ???

Fateh Jeeeo =)

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