Anything that connects to Birpran Kee Reet connects to pakhand. The crux of Gurmat is to celebrate events that connect to our Guru. Such a principle is the crux of Birpran Kee Reet. This is in line with the Gurmat principle that a day is not celebrated or shunned simply because it is a full moon because there is an eclipse because it is a Thursday, or because it is the first of the week, month, or year. (I am a sacrifice to the Sikhs who in love and devotion celebrate Gurpurabs). Bhai Gurdas Ji captures this spirit: Qurban Tina Gursikha, Bhae Bhagat Gurpurab Karenday. Sikhs must be aware that the terminology for Sikh spiritual celebrations is Gur Purab (literally events relating to the Guru). Makar Sankranti is considered as most important among all the 12 Sankranti of the year among Hindus but in Sikhism, all 12 Sangrand are celebrated equally in all Gurudwaras around the globe. The underlying principle of fixing rituals to days on the calendar is that certain days are auspicious, some are bad (therefore activity should be avoided on these days), and others – though inauspicious – can be salvaged by the interventions of spiritual persons or religious chants and rites to tum them into good days. ![]() pilgrimages and distributions of charity are tied closely to the positions and movements of these two celestial bodies. There are gods that correspond to both planets (Sus and Ruv) and many rituals such as baths, and fasts. Sangrand originates from the Sanskrit word Sans-Kranti (literally: sun-dependent change or sun-related actions) The sun and moon have both been a regular feature of Indian spirituality from the Vedic times.
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