The Sikh Society of Regina’s sixth annual Vaisakhi celebration started Sunday with a big parade to the provincial legislature that was adopted by festivities in Wascana Park.
“We have a good time this event yearly within the honour of our tenth guru,” defined Manmeet Singh, govt member of the Regina Sikh Society.
Vaisakhi is a celebration of the spring harvest for a lot of of India’s various cultural teams. The event is marked by group gatherings with a lot of meals in addition to cultural and spiritual performances.
“The time period we use right here is Nagar Kirtan. Nagar means ‘metropolis,’ and Kirtan means to ‘sing praises of the Lord,’ so we do it yearly,” mentioned Singh.
“We come collectively as a group, we get collectively on the streets of our metropolis and we thank the god for getting us right here and serving to everybody by it.”
The Sikh Society was compelled to cancel its celebrations in 2020 and postpone the occasion until August in 2021.
Nevertheless, even with these disruptions, the occasion continues to develop yr after yr.
“We’ve received a manner bigger group, we’ve received delegates from Calgary and Toronto,” Singh mentioned.
Among the many a whole bunch of individuals celebrating on the legislative grounds was Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal. He referred to as the celebration a "stunning gathering."
“It’s an essential time of yr, celebrating our tradition and our faith,” mentioned Chahal. “And with the Nagar Kirtan, it’s to show to the group the significance of Sikhism and Vaisakhi.”
Singh and the remainder of the Sikh Society hope the occasion turns into one thing everybody can get pleasure from.
“We hope sooner or later that everybody in Regina can come have a good time today with us.”
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