Sikh parade down stapleton rd (5)

Sean Das from Bristol Sikh Temple explained to me what the man is spraying: "The man spraying the ground, is using tap water. We do this as a mark of respect towards our Guru (the Guru Granth sahib, our version of the Holy Bible). I theory is to basically wash and purify the ground before the Guru Granth Sahib passes over it, whilst it's not completely possible in the given circumstances, we try to do our best. "

 

 

We heard bagpipes when eating our sunday dinner and went outside to find a parade of Sikh people walking down stapleton road. They handed out some leaflets detailing what is was all about. They were celebrating the festival of Vasakhi, which appears to be sort of the founding of their religion the anniversary on the founding of the Khalsa when the rules of Sikhism were made; e.g. wearing a turban, not cutting their hair, carrying the 5 symbols etc. Like Passover and Easter it celebrates spring, goodwill and new beginnings.

 

There is some more info on Vasakhi on the Bristol Sikh Temple website www.bristolsikhtemple.co.uk/

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