Baisakhi is popular harvest festival celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in Punjab. Celebrated on 13th April every year, it is a celebration for harvesting of the rabi crop( winter wheat crop). It also marks the beginning of a New Year in North India, especially the state of Punjab. The festival is also celebrated as the founding day of Khalsa by 10th Guru of Sikhs, the revered Guru Govind Singh. The festival is a time for relaxation and feasts. It is accompanied with lots of cultural programs and dances. Baisakhi is a state holiday in Punjab. It is celebrated with lot of fervor in the state of Haryana. Men and women buy new clothes, jewellery and organize fairs. It is a time of communal celebration and thanksgiving.
