Birthday celebration of Guru Nanak begins today.ISLAMABAD, November 01, 2009 (Balochistan Times ): The celebration of 541st birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak will begin from Tomorrow (Monday). Thousands of Sikh from around the world annually gather to pay homage to Baba Guru Nanak at Nankana Shaib, Evacuee e·vac·u·ee n. A person evacuated from a dangerous area. Noun 1. evacuee - a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another Trust Property Boards official told. About twenty thousand Sikh Yatrees would attend Bab Guru Nanaks birth day celebration from around the world. During their 10-day stay in Pakistan, these Sikh Yatrees would also visit Gurdwara gurdwara Sikh place of worship. Each gurdwara houses a copy of the Adi Granth and serves as a meeting place for worship, including recitation, singing, and explication of scripture. A community kitchen and often a school are attached to the building. Dera Sahib sa·hib n. Used formerly as a form of respectful address for a European man in colonial India. [Hindi s in Lahore, Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hasanabdal and Gurdwara Kartarpur in Narowal. About five thousand Yatrees from India have reached to celebrate the birth day. The large group of Sikh Yatrees have entered Pakistan via Wahgha Railway Station to attend various ceremonies. Special security measures have been taken aimed at providing security to these guests. Sikhs celebrate Guru Nanaks Birthday with the reading of the Sikh holy scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib Guru Granth Sahib Noun same as Granth , continuously from beginning to end. This is done by a team of Sikh men and women, each reading for 2-3 hours over 48 hours, beginning two days before and ending early on the morning of the birthday. The Gurdwaras are decorated with flowers, flags and posters depicting various aspects of Sikhism. They may also be illuminated. Sikhs join together to sing, pray and eat together. On the morning of the anniversary celebrations begin early, at around 4 or 5am, with keertan (musical recitation of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib) and katha (lectures on Sikhism). These celebrations go on until around 1 or 2pm. After this, Karah Parasaad will be served. This is a sweet-tasting food which has been blessed. It is made from semolina or wheat flour, sugar and ghee ghee: see butter. (clarified butter) and is served warm. The congregation will then share a langar (meal) from the free kitchen. Celebrations may also include fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to . Sometimes the festival extends into the evening, with prayers and humans continuing long into the night. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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