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Punjabi Calendar
The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions. Muslims in these regions used it for agricultural purpose as it correspond well with the climate and seasons of the area while Hindus and Sikhs also used for religious purposes. Historically, the Punjabi Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus have used the ancient Bikrami (Vikrami) calendar. Punjabi Muslims use the Arabic Hijri calendar alongside the Punjabi Calendar. Some festivals in Punjab, Pakistan are determined by the Punjabi calendar, such as Muharram which is observed twice, once according to the Muslim year and again on the 10th of harh/18th of jeth. The Punjabi calendar is the one the rural (agrarian) population follows in Punjab, Pakistan. In Punjab though the solar calendar is generally followed, the lunar calendar used is ''purṇimānta'', or calculated from the ending moment of the full moon: the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is one of the most widely spoken native languages in the world, with approximately 150 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 88.9 million native speakers according to the 2023 Pakistani census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, according to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census. It is spoken among a Punjabi diaspora, significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Gulf states. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi, Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Brahmic scripts, Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeth
Jeṭh (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: ) is a third month of the Punjabi calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Jyeshtha in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and May and June in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long. Important events during this month May *May 15 (1 Jeth) - The start of the month Jeth *May 23 (9 Jeth) - Birth of Guru Amar Das June *June 11 (28 Jeth) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Har Gobind *June 15 (1 Harh) - The end of the month Jeth and the start of Harh See also Punjabi calendar The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions. Muslims in these regions used it for agricultural purpose as it corresp ... External linkswww.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanakshahi Calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar () is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the " Barah Maha" (Twelve Months), a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nature conveyed in the twelve-month cycle of the year. The year begins with the month of Chet, with 1 Chet corresponding to 14 March. The reference epoch of the Nanakshahi calendar is the birth of Guru Nanak Dev, corresponding to the year 1469 CE. Etymology The Nanakshahi Calendar is named after the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev ji. History Sikhs have traditionally recognised two eras and luni-solar calendars: the Nanakshahi and Khalsa. Traditionally, both these calendars closely followed the Bikrami calendar with the Nanakshahi year beginning on Kattak Pooranmashi (full moon) and the Khalsa year commencing with Vaisakhi. The methods for calculating the beginning of the Khalsa era were based on the Bikrami calendar. The year length was also the same as the Bikrami solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Calendar
Nepali Patro can refer to: * Vikram Samvat Vikram Samvat (ISO: ''Vikrama Saṁvata''; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still also used in several Indian states and Nepal. It is a lunisolar calendar ..., the official calendar in Nepal * Nepal Sambat, the ceremonial calendar in Nepal {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Calendar
The Indian national calendar, also called the Shaka calendar or Śaka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by ''The Gazette of India'', in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications issued by the Government of India. It was adopted in 1957 following the recommendation of the Calendar Reform Committee. ''Śaka Samvat'' is generally 78 years behind the Gregorian calendar, except from January–March, when it is behind by 79 years. Calendar structure The calendar months follow the signs of the tropical zodiac rather than the sidereal zodiac normally used with the Hindu calendar, Hindu and Buddhist calendar, Buddhist calendars. Chaitra is the first month of the calendar and begins on or near the March equinox. Chaitra has 30 days and starts on 22 March, except in leap years, when it has 31 days and starts on 21 March. All months other than Chaitra start on fixed dates in the Gregorian ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Calendar
The Hindu calendar, also called Panchangam, Panchanga (), is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes. They adopt a similar underlying concept for timekeeping based on sidereal year for solar cycle, solar cycle and adjustment of lunar cycles in every three years, but differ in their relative emphasis to moon cycle or the sun cycle and the names of months and when they consider the New Year to start. Of the various regional calendars, the most studied and known Hindu calendars are the Shaka era, Shalivahana Shaka (Based on the Shalivahana, King Shalivahana, also the Indian national calendar) found in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan region of Southern India and the Vikram Samvat (Bikrami) found in Nepal and the North and Central regions of India – both of which emphasize the lunar cycle. Their new year starts in spring. In regions such as Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Calendar
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as well as in Malaysia and Singapore and by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions. While the calendars share a common lineage, they also have minor but important variations such as intercalation schedules, month names and numbering, use of cycles, etc. In Thailand, the name Buddhist Era is a year numbering system shared by the traditional Thai lunar calendar and by the Thai solar calendar. The Southeast Asian lunisolar calendars are largely based on an older version of the Hindu calendar, which uses the sidereal year as the solar year. One major difference is that the Southeast Asian systems, unlike their Indian cousins, do not use apparent reckoning to stay in sync with the sidereal year. Instead, they employ their versions of the Metonic cycle. However, since the Metonic cycle is not very acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaggan
Phaggaṇ (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: , ) is the twelfth and last month of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Phalguna in the Hindu calendar and the Indian National calendar, and February and March of the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 or 31 days long. Important events during this month February *February 12 (1 Phaggaṇ) - The start of the month Phaggaṇ *February 21 (10 Phaggaṇ) - Saka Nankana Sahib *February 21 (10 Phaggaṇ) - Jaito Morcha March *March 14 (1 Chet) - The end of the month Phaggaṇ and the start of Chet See also *Punjabi calendar The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions. Muslims in these regions used it for agricultural purpose as it corresp ... External linkswww.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133 {{SikhCalendar Months of the Pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magh (Sikh Calendar)
Māgh (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: , ) is the eleventh month of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Magha in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and January and February in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long. Important events during this month January *January 14 (1 Māgh) - The start of the month Magh *January 31 (19 Māgh) - Birth of Guru Har Rai Ji February *February 11 (30 Māgh) - Birthday of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji *February 12 (1 Phaggan) - The end of the month Magh and the start of Phaggan See also *Punjabi calendar The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions. Muslims in these regions used it for agricultural purpose as it corresp ... References External linkswww.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magghar (month)
Magghar (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: , ) is the ninth month of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Agrahayana aka ''Margshirsh'' in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and November and December in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long. Important events during this month November *November - Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji *November 14 (1 Magghar) - The start of the month Maghar *November 24 (11 Magghar) - ''Shaheedi'' (martyrdom) of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji *November 24 (11 Magghar) - ''Shaheedi'' of Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das Ji *November 24 (11 Magghar) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Gobind Singh Ji *November 28 (15 Magghar) - Birthday of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji December *December 12 (29 Magghar) - Birthday of Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji *December 14 (1 Poh) - The end of the month Maghar and the start of Poh See also *Punjabi calendar The Punjabi c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattak
Kattak (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: , ) is the eighth month of the Punjabi calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar. This month coincides with Kartik in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and October and November in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long. Important events during this month October *October 15 (1 Kattak) - The start of the month Katak *October 20 (6 Kattak) - '' Joti Jot'' of Guru Har Rai Ji *October 20 (6 Kattak) - ''Gur Gadi'' of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji *October 20 (6 Kattak) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Har Krishan Ji *October 21 (7 Kattak) - ''Joti Jot'' of Guru Gobind Singh Ji November *Diwali *November 14 (1 Magghar) - The end of the month Katak and the start of Maghar See also *Punjabi calendar The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions. Muslims in these regions used it for agricultural purpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assu
Assū (Shahmukhi: ; Gurmukhi: , ) is the seventh month of the Punjabi calendar, as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the Sikh tradition. This month coincides with Ashvin in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and September and October in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long. Important events during this month September *September 15 (1 Assu) - The start of the month Assu *September 16 (2 Assu) - '' Joti Jot'' of Guru Amar Das Ji *September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Ram Das Ji *September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Joti Jot'' of Guru Ram Das Ji *September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Arjan Dev Ji *September 18 (4 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of Guru Angad Dev Ji *September 22 (8 Assu) - ''Joti Jot'' of Guru Nanak Dev Ji October *October 9 (25 Assu) - Birth of Guru Ram Das Ji *October 15 (1 Katak) - The end of the month Assu and the start of Katak See also *Punjabi calendar The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
