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(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