Should We Be Celebrating New Years After The Shaheedian .

[Guest Das]

Should we be celebrating the new year after the saheedian of the shahibizade, or is this just typical of us in this day and age and do we have short memories.

Some will let of fireworks maybe even in some Gurdwaras, also would the sikhs of that time (during / after the saheedian) celebrated a new year straight after ? (which does not fall at the same time in indian calendar).

Personally it should be time of sitting in the presence of SGGS ji, reflecting on the past, thanking Guru ji asking for peace in the world in a quite and dignified but not sombre manner, listening to katha and kirtan, but no fireworks or frantically shaking hands, hugging and patting on the back at the turn of midnight. but we should remain dignified and in chardi kala always.

What are your views please.

[jasvendrasingh]

SHAEEDEE OR otherwise , this is not new year for khalsa , Our new year is either start of Khalsa Samvat - on Baisakhi Day , or PRakashvPurab of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Nanakshahi Samvat) I pray someday our folk realise this

[Guest]

The new year for Sikhs is march 14.

[MannatSingh]

I have been wondering this for a while actually... I think its wrong for gurdwara's to do such big celebration for news years. This is not a Sikh Holiday in any sort, and what makes this day so special? The calender is man made, who knows how our pita akal purakh keeps track of time...

Guru ang sang