Community Meal with Sikhs - Lynden

This was a very thoughtful expression of community through hospitality!

Why free food is not the highlight of Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan parade

Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan parade is not about free food. Period.

I am tired of hearing the phrase “free food” in some media coverage without giving a context to it. Yes, the food is served free of cost but the ‘why’ is bigger than the price tag.

Vaisakhi is traditionally celebrated as harvest festival in India. The festival is celebrated as the start of a New Year, throughout the country, under different names and with different local traditions. In the northern state of Punjab, which most of the Sikhs call home, it is called Vaisakhi.

For Sikhs, the festival holds a significant meaning: it is on Vaisakhi day in 1699, the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh established the Khalsa (the pure ones) and laid down a code of conduct for the Sikhs. So the festival of Vaisakhi is celebrated as the birthday of Khalsa by Sikhs worldwide. The faith, which was founded by the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, predates Vaisakhi...MORE...

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The intersection of the modern with the old.

Five Sikhs inducted into US army with religious accommodation

Ooo-Rah!

Congratulations gentlemen.  God bless you in your service to our country!

Nikki Haley Appointed as US Ambassador to the UN

Now we have Punjab Pride! Trump continues to amaze. Nikki Haley has been nominated by him for US Ambassador to the UN. Wonderful. Nikki's parents are Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa - immigrants from Amritsar District, Punjab, India. This is very good!

Vaisakhi Celebration in Lynden - 2015 & 2016

Seven of us attended this splendid event.  So good to meet people of such different cultures and customs.  Enjoy.