Guru Nanak Jayanti
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Guru Nanak Jayanti marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It falls on the full moon of the month of Kartik, so its date in the Gregorian calendar shifts every year.
How it is celebrated: gurdwaras host readings from the Guru Granth Sahib and kirtan hymns, processions called nagar kirtan wind through the streets, and the langar kitchen serves free meals to everyone, whatever their caste, faith or wealth.
Guru Nanak was born in 1469 in Talwandi, today Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, and Sikh pilgrims from India traditionally travel there for the occasion.