Chet (month)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Chet (Shahmukhi: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Gurmukhi: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the first month of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which is used within Sikhism.[1][2] The month begins on March 14th and ends on April 14th, being followed by Vaisakh.[3] It is the first month of the Nanakshahi calendar, however the Punjabi peasantry celebrate their new year on Vaisakh 1 on April 14th as it is when their harvest is due.[4]
This month coincides with Chaitra in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and March and April in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long.
March
- 14 March (1 Chet) – Nanakshahi New Year
- 14 March (1 Chet) – Gur Gadi of Guru Har Rai
- 19 March (6 Chet) – Joti Jot of Guru Hargobind
- Hola Mohalla
April
- 9 April (27 Chet) – Birthday of Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji
- 14 April (1 Vaisakh) – The end of the month Chet and the start of Vaisakh
See also
References
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