Hence forth, along with 'inner discipline' the Sikhs were asked to keep an 'out discipline' too by wearing the 5K's. Baisakhi is also an important harvest festival in the Punjab. All over the Punjab farmers are happy because they have 'gathered in' the wheat, the most important crop of the season. Diwali Although, essentially a Hindu festival, the Sikhs have found themselves enough good reasons to celebrate this day as another important festival. Diwali is commonly known as the festival of lights or lamps.
Children look forward to enjoying fireworks and 'family feasts'.
The Darbar Sahib at Amritsar presents another spectacular sight at night, with hundreds and thousands of big and small oil lamps, candles and electric lights. Usually, Diwali falls in the month of October. Lohrri, Maghi and Holi are other popular festivals of the Punjab. They have no real religious significance to the Sikhs, except locally, and generally their celebrations coincide with a particular season. However, there are quite a few other local fairs which are historically important to the Sikhs and attract crowds in hundreds of thousands and last two to three days.