Guru Nanak Jayanti arrives in just a few days! The holy festival marks the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Read about its history, significance, and more inside.
Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Gurpurab, is right around the corner. It’s an important day of Sikhism that marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru and founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev ji. The festival is observed annually on the full moon date in the Kartik month or Kartik Purnima. Sikhs all over the world honor Guru Nanak Jayanti with respect.
When is Guru Nanak Jayanti 2022?
Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab will be observed on November 8, 2022. This is the 553rd anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth. Diwali falls on the 15th day of the Kartik month, as per the lunar calendar. However, Guru Nanak Jayanti falls fifteen days after Diwali on the sacred occasion of Kartik Purnima in 2022. This year, an eclipse will take place on November 14-15 between 9:24 and 10:42 GMT+5. The next total eclipse will happen in 2085
Kartik Purnima starts at 04:15 on November 7
Guru Nanak Jayanti History, Significance and Celebrations:
The festival of Gurpurab honors the life and legacy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who is believed to be the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in 1469 at Talwandi Nankana Sahib and rejected the caste system and their idol worship.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji believed that with sincere prayers, one could connect to the almighty. All his teachings were collected together to form the sacred book called Guru Granth Sahib – which is the central holy scriptures for Sikhism. Guru Granth Sahib is regarded as the final, sovereign and eternal guru. It preaches selfless service to humanity and spreading joy by living off only what one needs without any greed towards the world’s resources.
On October 14th, the Sikhs go and read The Guru Granth Sahib by reciting it continuously for 48 hours. After the recitation, there’s a procession called Nagarkirtan where five men (the Panj Pyare) carry a flag that has the Sikhs symbol on it (Nishan Sahib). There are hymns being sung and people show off their martial art skills while they’re walking around.
