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13th of January every year or just 2005?

As far as I know it's the 13th every year.

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why in January and not December? It would seem to me that you'd honor those who were involved in an event on the anniversary of the event. Am I missing something significant here?

You'll have to ask the Sikhs.

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If you want to try and wade through all of the info, the Sikhs have long had a problem with two sects or religions, two calanders with one being Hindu, and a problem with a 20 minute difference in calenders as far as equinoxes, lunar cycles, etc. goes. There has apparently been a lot of dispute over the decades, with holidays changing again and again and moving further into future dates. Maghi is celebrated on the 13th this year and next, and then on the 14th the following two years:

NanakShahi Calender Controversy

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Hindus and Sikhs (as well as other groups) use Lunar Calendars. They differ greatly from our western calendar which is solar.

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Exactly Luis. I believe that the same controversy exists over Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and even Zoroastrian religious obeservances and holidays. For instance, Ramadan fasting actually begins at the sighting of the new moon for the month, not for the entire month as if often reported to us by our media here.

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Celebrated on the 13th of January:

Maghi

Introduction
Maghi is the occassion when Sikhs commemorate the sacrifice of forty Sikhs, who fought for Guru Gobindh Singh Ji. Maghi falls on the 13th January, 2005, worldwide.

Significance
The day of Maghi is observed to honour the heroic fight of the Chali Mukte, or the Forty Liberated Ones, who sacrificed their own lives defending an attack by the imperial army marching in pursuit of Guru Gobind Singh. The action took place near a pool of water, Khidrane di Dhab, on 29 December 1705.

Celebration
Sikhs celebrate the Maghi with an end to end recital of the holy Guru Granth Sahib and religious rituals in all the Sikh Gurudwaras. On the eve of Maghi falls the common Indian festival called the Lohri when bonfires are lighted in Hindu homes and alms are also distributed. . however The largest assembly, however, takes place at Muktsar (Punjab) where big fairs are organized and pilgrims take a holy dip in the sacred waters of sarovar and also visit several shrines. A mahala or big march of pilgrims from the main shrine to gurdwara Tibbi Sahib, sacred to Guru Gobind Singh, concludes the three-day celebration.

From: surfindia.com

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13th of January every year or just 2005?

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why in January and not December? It would seem to me that you'd honor those who were involved in an event on the anniversary of the event. Am I missing something significant here?