Baisakhi
also known as Vaisakhi, marks the Sikh New Year and is celebrated on April 13
or 14 every year. It is a spring harvest festival for the Sikhs. Baisakhi
commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh
in 1699.
The
day of Baisakhi is full of colours and vibrancy. The festival is celebrated
with great joy by having performances on traditional folk dances - bhangra and
giddha.
Sikhs
celebrate Baisakhi with joy and devotion. They take an early bath, wear new
clothes and visit the gurudwara to participate in the special prayer meet
marked for the day. After a special ardaas, kirtan and discourses, kada prasad
is distributed to all.
The assembly is based on highlighting the significance of the Baisakhi festival. Through an interesting drama ‘Welcome to Daljeet’s Farm’ the students would know about the hard work put in by the farmers to yield a good harvest and will learn to appreciate and respect farmers. Students would enjoy the bhangra and giddha dance performances which adds joy and fervor to the Baisakhi celebration.
This
plan can be used by schools of any country. The schools can conduct it for a
grade / few grades/ all the grades from Class 1 to 10.
The
plan has a main manual illustrating the flow of the event along with the
description of the scripts/ performances/ activities in detail and also
includes all the necessary resources for the assembly. Activities involving
videos, PPTs are not taken for this assembly as a projector facility may not be
available in many school grounds.