Basant Panchmi 2026: The festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated every year on Magh Shukla Panchami date. This year this festival will be celebrated on Friday, 23 January 2026.

Vasant Panchami is also known as Saraswati Puja, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, art and music. Do you know that the festival of Basant Panchami is not only a festival of Hindus, but its glimpse can also be seen in Muslim and Sikh traditions. Let us know about it?

Basant Panchami in Muslim tradition?

The festival of Basant Panchami was a major court celebration during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal period. The most concrete evidence of this is related to Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro.

• Many historians believe that Amir Khusro wrote songs wearing yellow clothes on Basant Panchami,

‘Come spring, wear yellow, friend’

• There is still a tradition of offering yellow flowers on the occasion of Basant Panchami in the Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya.

During the time of Mughal emperors, especially Jahangir and Shahjahan, Basant was celebrated as a spring festival. In which people used to enjoy kite flying, flower decoration and music.

Celebration of Basant Panchami in Sikh traditions

The tradition of Basant Panchami is centuries old in Sikh history. It represents yellow mustard fields in Punjab. On the day of Basant Panchami, musicians organize Basant Raga Kirtan in Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar.

This continues till the first day of Vaishakh. The sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji was born in 1595. On the occasion of his birthday, Basant Panchami fair is organized at Chheharta Sahib Gurudwara located in Wadali near Amritsar.

Kite flying is done in Chheharta Sahib on the occasion of Basant Panchami. On the day of Basant Panchami in 1677, the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was married to Bibi Jitu Ji in Lahore. Every year on the day of Basant Panchami, Nagar Kirtan of Guru is taken out from Lahore to Takht Sri Kesargarh Sahib.

Importance of Basant Panchami in Christian traditions

With the beginning of spring, Christians around the world celebrate Easter, a festival dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. During this time, most Christians sacrifice their favorite things. Some people give up non-vegetarian food, while some people give up smoking and drinking alcohol.

For Christians, this day starts with prayers in the church. Flowers and Easter eggs are exchanged between family and friends.

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