Baisakhi is also known as Vaisakh Sankranti and is celebrated as the new year of the Punjabis.

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It is celebrated every year to welcome the spring and new harvest season.

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In Assam it is known as Rongoli Bihu, in west Bengal it is known as Poila Baisakh in Bihar it is known as Vaisakha and in Tamil Nadu it is known as Puthandu.

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Punjabis celebrate Baisakhi with great pomp and show, performing folk dance and singing the Punjabi songs.

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The festival is celebrated since the inception of the 1756 Bikrami (March 30, 1699), also known as Khalsa.

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This day also celebrates the bravery and vigour of the people who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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On the occasion of Baisakhi, Sikh processions are organised wherein the Sikhs move around the streets and chant the texts from their holy book- Guru Granth Sahib.

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