Punjabi calendar

The Punjabi calendar is a solar calendar used by the Punjabi people. The Punjabi new year starts on the first of Vaisakh month. Punjabi Sikhs use the Nanakshahi calendar, which is a variant of this calendar, while Punjabi Muslims and Punjabi Hindus also use the Islamic Hijri and Vikram Samvat calendars respectively. Some festivals in Punjab, Pakistan are determined by the Punjabi calendar, such as Muharram which is celebrated twice, once according to the Muslim year and again on the 10th of harh/18th of jeth.Jacobsen, Knut A. (ed) (2008) South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora. Routledge  Pakistan Pictorial, Volume 10 (1986) Pakistan Publications 

 Months (solar) 
 No.  Name  Western months 1  Chet  Mid March – Mid April 2  Vaisakh  Mid April – Mid May 3  Jeth  Mid May –  Mid June 4  Harh  Mid June –  Mid July 5  Sawan  Mid July –  Mid August 6  Bhadon  Mid August – Mid September 7  Assu  Mid September – Mid October 8  Kattak  Mid October – Mid November 9  Magghar  Mid November – Mid December 10  Poh  Mid December – Mid January 11  Magh  Mid January – Mid February 12  Phaggan  Mid February – Mid March

Related pages
 Indian national calendar
 Islamic calendar

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Category:Punjab
Category:Calendars