Vaisakhi

E63433

Sikh festival festival harvest festival public holiday religious observance

Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.

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Label	Occurrences
Vaisakhi canonical	32
Baisakhi	18
Vaisakhi of 1699	5
Vaisakhi 1699	4
Khalsa Sajna Divas	1
Khalsa Sirjana Diwas (Vaisakhi)	1
Punjabi New Year	1
Sikh New Year	1
Vaisakh Sankranti	1
Vaisakhi (in historical context)	1
Vaisakhi festival	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T502454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vaisakhi
Context triple: [Northern India, hasMajorFestival, Vaisakhi]

A. Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
B. Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
C. Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
D. Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
E. Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vaisakhi
Target entity description: Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.

A. Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
B. Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
C. Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
D. Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
E. Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sikh festival ⓘ festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ public holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity	Khalsa ⓘ
associatedWithGuru	Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ Guru Nanak ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Anandpur Sahib ⓘ
basedOnCalendar	Nanakshahi calendar ⓘ traditional Punjabi calendar ⓘ
celebratedBy	Punjabis ⓘ linked to: Punjabi people Sikhs ⓘ linked to: Sikh people
celebratedInCountry	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
celebratedInRegion	Punjab ⓘ
celebratedInReligion	Sikhism ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Punjabi New Year celebration ⓘ agrarian festival ⓘ
followsCalendar	solar calendar ⓘ
foundedBy	Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Baisakhi ⓘ linked to: Vaisakhi Khalsa Sajna Divas ⓘ linked to: Vaisakhi Vaisakh Sankranti ⓘ linked to: Vaisakhi
hasRitual	Akhand Path ⓘ Amrit Sanchar ⓘ Nagar Kirtan ⓘ community langar ⓘ kirtan ⓘ processions ⓘ visiting gurdwaras ⓘ
hasSymbol	Khanda ⓘ Nishan Sahib ⓘ linked to: Nishan Sahib flag
marksEvent	Punjabi New Year ⓘ linked to: Vaisakhi formation of the Khalsa ⓘ linked to: Khalsa spring harvest in Punjab ⓘ
observedBy	Indian diaspora ⓘ Pakistani diaspora ⓘ global Sikh diaspora ⓘ linked to: Sikh people
occursOn	13 April ⓘ 14 April ⓘ
relatedFestival	Bohag Bihu ⓘ linked to: Bihu Pohela Boishakh ⓘ Puthandu ⓘ Vishu ⓘ
religiousSignificance	commemoration of creation of Khalsa Panth ⓘ renewal of Sikh faith and identity ⓘ
season	spring ⓘ
typeOfHoliday	regional public holiday in parts of India ⓘ religious and cultural festival ⓘ
yearIntroduced	1699 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern India → hasMajorFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

subject linked to: northern India

Punjabi cuisine → occasion → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Punjabi people → traditionalFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Indians → associatedWithFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Khalsa → associatedEvent → Vaisakhi of 1699 ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Amrit Sanchar → establishedOnOccasion → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Bhangra → performedDuring → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Doaba → hasFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Vaisakhi → hasAlternativeName → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi → hasAlternativeName → Vaisakh Sankranti ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi → hasAlternativeName → Khalsa Sajna Divas ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi → marksEvent → Punjabi New Year ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Harmandir Sahib → mainFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Majha → hasFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Sikh people → observes → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Golden Temple, Amritsar → festival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Hindu lunisolar calendar → hasNewYearFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Tamil New Year → concurrentWith → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Gurdwara Janam Asthan → pilgrimageSeason → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Khande di Pahul → associatedEvent → Vaisakhi of 1699 ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Panj Pyare → associatedWithEvent → Vaisakhi 1699 ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Guru Gobind Singh’s Panj Pyare → associatedWith → Vaisakhi festival ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Anandpur Sahib → khalsaFoundedOnOccasion → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Anandpur Sahib → majorFestival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Punjabi → hasFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Nanakshahi calendar → usedToDetermine → Sikh New Year ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Nagar Kirtan → associatedWith → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Puthandu → relatedFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Tarn Taran → hasFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Nawanshahr → hasFestival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Una district → hasFestival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Paonta Sahib → religiousFestivalsObserved → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Sehajdhari Sikhs → observes → Vaisakhi ⓘ

western Punjab region → hasFestivity → Vaisakhi (in historical context) ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Vasanta → celebratedWithFestival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Tarn Taran Sahib → hasReligiousFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Gurdwara Khadur Sahib → festivalObserved → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Nada Sahib Gurudwara → festivalObserved → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Sri Hargobindpur → hasFestivity → Vaisakhi ⓘ

subject linked to: Sri Hargobindpur area

Hindu solar calendar → hasKeyEvent → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple → observes → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Punjabi Hindus → festival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Dogra people → traditionalFestival → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

South Asian diasporas → festival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Punjabi diaspora → celebratesFestival → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Guru Nanak Gurdwara Handsworth → observes → Vaisakhi ⓘ

Tamil Puthandu → sharesCulturalSphereWith → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Puthuvarudam → sharesNewYearClusterWith → Baisakhi ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Five Ks of Sikh identity → introducedAt → Vaisakhi of 1699 ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

Articles of faith in Sikhism → institutionalizedAt → Vaisakhi of 1699 ⓘ

linked to: Vaisakhi

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