5th Vaisakhi Mela -2016

Sher-e-Punjab Sports and Cultural Society Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Columbus Ohio presents 5th annual Vaisakhi Mela 2016. It will be held on June 4, 2016. It will be evening with full of entertainment, cultural and family activities.

Event Details

•When : June 4, 2016, 4 -10 PM •Where : Princeton High School •Address:100 Viking Way, Sharonville, OH -45246 •Ticket : No Ticket Required

For those who do not know, Vaisakhi also known as Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi refers to the harvest festival of the Punjab region, the Punjabi new year falling on the first day of Vaisakh which is the first solar month of the Punjabi calendar, Khalsa Sirjana Divas which marks the birth of the Khalsa in the year 1699 and the Mesha Sankranti festival.

This day is also observed as a thanksgiving day by farmers whereby farmers pay their tribute, thanking God for the abundant harvest and also praying for future prosperity.The harvest festival is also characterised by the folk dance Bhangra which traditionally is a harvest dance.