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Summary of Question:	What Is The Actual Date Of Vaisakhi?
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Monday, 4/14/2003 3:46 AM MDT

i thought that vaisakhi was on April 14th. however this year everyone said it was the 13. Y has it changed and what was the date of the actual first vaisakhi?

VJKK VJKF

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Sat Siri Akaal. I am told that when the calendar of 1699 is calculated into today's common calendar, the first Vaisakhi was actually on March 30. PERHAPS the reason the 14th is used in the East/India is so that those celebrating in the West on the 13th are in synch with India (due to huge time difference). I don't know. In 1999, Vaisakhi was celebrated on 4/14.
Guru ang sang,
-DKK