2008 Calendar of Sikh observances - Gurpurabs

2008

GurGaddi means the date the Guruship was bestowed

Joti Jot (literally - light merging with light) refers to the date of passing

Shaheedi means Martyrdom

Dates in bold are generally more widely observed.

* These dates change each year

Note about fixed dates:
In January 2002 the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee, Amritsar, Punjab decided the issue over the Sikh calendar and has adopted the new Nanakshahi calendar based on solar (fixed) rather than lunar dates. The new calendar came into force from 14 April 2003. However, the dates for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary and Diwali will continue to be celebrated according to the lunar calendar.

January

5 Birth Guru Gobind Singh Ji

31 Birth Guru Har Rai Ji

February

March

14 Gur Gadi Guru Har Rai Ji

19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind Ji

April

14 Vaisakhi

16 Joti Jot Guru Angad Dev Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Amar Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Har Krishen Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

18 Birth Guru Angad Dev Ji

18 Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji 

May

2 Birth Guru Arjan Dev Ji

23 Birth Guru Amar Das Ji

June

11 Gur Gadi Guru Hargobind Ji

16 Shaheedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji

July 

5 Birth Guru Hargobind Ji

23 Birth Guru Har Krishen Ji

August

September

1 1st Parkash Guru Granth Sahib Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Amar Das Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Arjan Dev Ji

18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad Dev Ji

22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak Dev Ji

October

9 Birth Guru Ram Das Ji

20 Joti Jot Guru Har Rai Ji

20 Gur Gadi Guru Granth Sahib Ji

20 Gur Gadi Guru Har Krishen Ji

21 Joti Jot Guru Gobind Singh Ji

28 Bandi Chorr Divas (Diwali)*

November

24 Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji