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Guru Nanak Jayanti or Guruparb is the most sacred festival of Sikh and Sindhi communities all around the world. On this day, people commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
People believe Guru Nanak Dev to be the founder of Sikhism and he is the first of the 10 Gurus of Sikh. In point of fact, the word Guruparb amalgamates two words “Guru” which means teachers and Hindi word “Parb” which means “day”. On the day of Guruparb, Sikh and Sindhi communities all over the globe worship their teacher, Guru Nanak Dev.
The festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on the full moon day in the month of Kartik. In accordance with the Gregorian calendar, people celebrate Guruparb every year in the month of October and November.
The celebration of this festival does not limit to only India. People from other modern and western countries also celebrate Gurparbwith zest. Countries like Canada, the United Kingdom, and America also believe in the festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
