{"id":21511,"date":"2015-05-13T17:03:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/day-of-celebration-for-sikh-community-slideshow\/"},"modified":"2015-05-13T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:03:57","slug":"day-of-celebration-for-sikh-community-slideshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/day-of-celebration-for-sikh-community-slideshow\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of celebration for Sikh community | SLIDESHOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reporter staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Sikh community celebrated Vaisakhi Day or Vaisakhi \u2013 a religious and colorful festival filled with music, prayer, food, exhibits and a parade \u2013 at a sun-splashed ShoWare Center last Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Every spring millions of Sikhs worldwide celebrate Vaisakhi Day, marking the new year for the community. It is considered one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vaisakhi is historically the festival of spring harvest in Punjab, India.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Washington has about 50,000 Sikhs, with the majority residing in Kent and Renton.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The day’s main focus is the Nagar Kirtan, the parade, in which thousands of people proceeded through the streets of Kent, singing hymns from a sacred book of worship known as Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Sikhs’ most ultimate holy scripture.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The festival also recognized individuals and organizations, including Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke for her leadership and support of the Sikh community.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Inside the ShoWare Center, the Darbar Sahib (main prayer hall) was set up with elegance and detail.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The celebration, presented by the Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington in Renton, drew between 12,000 and 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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