Vaisakh

Second month of the Punjabi calendar Vaisakh (Shahmukhi: وساکھ; Gurmukhi: ਵਿਸਾਖ, Punjabi pronunciation: [ʋɪsaːkʰᵊ]) is the first month in the Punjabi calendar and the second month of the Nanakshahi calendar. The Nanakshahi solar month begins on 14 April, after Chet, and ends on 5 May, with 1 Jeth following. The traditional Punjabi Bikrami lunisolar month begins on the day after the Chet full moon and ends on the Vaisakh full moon. This month coincides with April and May in the Gregorian calendar, Boishakh in the Bengali calendar, and Vaisakha in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar; it comprises the time of crop-harvesting in the Punjab region. Vaisakhi is the most important festival in the Sikh calendar, taking place on the first day of Vaisakh, which falls on 14 April each year. On this day, the Khalsa was created and much celebration takes place in the form of Samagams, Nagar Kirtan, Gatka exhibitions, Akand Paths and so on. Chet is the first month of the Nanakshahi calendar, however the Punjabi peasantry celebrate their new year on 1 Vaisakh (14 April) as it is when their harvest is due. The Nanakshahi solar calendar used by Sikhs observes 14