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Vaisakhi is a Sikh festival. What does it celebrate?
- aThe founding of the Sikh community known as the KhalsaCorrect answer
- bThe birthday of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru
- cThe end of a month of daytime fasting in the spring
- dThe return of the Sikh Gurus from exile to Punjab
Why?
Vaisakhi, held in mid-April, celebrates the founding of the Khalsa in 1699. People mark it with parades, dancing and singing. Guru Nanak's birthday is celebrated at a different festival later in the year.
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