Unlike
most
Sikh
festivals
that
celebrate
the
guru's
birthdays
or
martyrdom,
Baisakhi
celebrates
life,
newness
in
harvest
and
formation
of
Khalsa
Panth
by
Guru
Gobind
Singh.
The
festival
is
therefore
celebrated
amid
much
fervour
among
them.
Actor
Jasmin
Bhasin
talks
about
her
plans
and
shares
if
there
is
any
way
you
celebrate
this
festival
differently
from
the
others.
"Baisakhi
is
the
Sikh
New
Year
celebration
that
takes
place
every
year
on
April
13
or
14
according
to
the
calendar.
It
is
a
joyous,
vibrant
day.
Also,
it
is
the
spring
harvest
festival,
during
which
Sikhs
celebrate
new
crops
and
offer
prayers
for
everlasting
happiness.
Punjab,
India,
has
the
largest
celebrations,
including
feasts,
parades,
prayers,
and
a
lot
of
socialising.
And
I
have
also
seen
many
Sikh
groups
worldwide
host
festivities
to
celebrate
Baisakhi," she
says.
We
all
have
our
ways
to
connect
with
the
higher
power.
Speaking
about
it
and
creating
new
memories
during
the
festival,
she
adds,
"It's
a
new
day,
and
everyone
wears
new
clothes.
Baisakhi
is
celebrated
with
bright
colours,
Typically
the
colours
associated
with
it
are
red,
yellow,
and
orange.
These
three
have
the
most
significance...
like
bringing
up
some
orange
rugs
in
the
passageway,
hanging
some
yellow
curtains,
or
spreading
some
bright
red
cushions
on
the
couch.
We
all
go
to
the
Gurdwara,
which
is
a
place
of
worship
where
the
Sikh
holy
text
is
housed,
and
it
literally
means
'gateway
to
the
guru'."
Sikhs
frequently
pray
for
success
and
prosperity
for
the
coming
year
during
Baisakhi,
shares
Jasmin.
"Visiting
Gurdwara
gives
me
plenty
of
peace
and
space,
it
is
a
meditation
centre
for
everyone.
I
also
love
to
do
the
seva
in
Gurudwara
and
also
enjoy
the
langar.
At
my
home
on
the
occasion
of
the
celebration,
we
will
be
preparing
special
meals
today.
We
are
going
to
cook
traditional
Punjabi
dishes
including
chhole
bhature,
makki
ki
roti
,
sarson
ka
saag,
peele
chawal,
sweet
lassi,
jaggery
halwa
and
kadhi
pakora
with
rice.
And
for
dessert,
I
will
be
making
kheer,
coconut
ladoos
and
phirni," she
says.