The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (901 page)
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Gurpurb
(Pañj
b
, ‘rising of a Gur
’). Sikh festival associated with an event in the
Gur
s'
lives. The dates of Gurpurbs vary within twenty-eight days as they are lunar. In Britain, most gurdw
r
s celebrate Gurpurbs on the Sunday nearest the actual day. The most important Gurpurbs are Gur
N
nak's
birthday, celebrated on the full moon of K
rttika (Oct.-Nov.), Gur
Gobind Si
gh's
birthday, celebrated in Pau
a (Dec.-Jan.), and the
martyrdoms
(
ah
d din
b, ‘rising of a Gur’). Sikh festival associated with an event in theGur
s'lives. The dates of Gurpurbs vary within twenty-eight days as they are lunar. In Britain, most gurdw
rs celebrate Gurpurbs on the Sunday nearest the actual day. The most important Gurpurbs are GurNnak'sbirthday, celebrated on the full moon of K
rttika (Oct.-Nov.), GurGobind Sigh'sbirthday, celebrated in Pau
a (Dec.-Jan.), and themartyrdoms
(
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