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On Sunday, April 14th, Sikh people around the world will celebrate an important holiday called Vaisakhi. We meet some Sikh kids to find out more about the holiday and about their faith. JOYPREET: Hi, BTN. My name is Joypreet. ASEES: I'm Asees. KARN: Hi, I'm Kahn. MANSEERT: Hi, I'm Manseert. PRABHJIT: And I'm Prabhjit. JOYPREET: And we want to talk to you about a really important festival called Vaisakhi. MANSEERT: Vaisakhi is celebrated by the Sikhs all around the world. KAHN: That's us. We're all Sikh. PRABHJIT: Sikhism is a religion that's been around for centuries. It originated in the Punjab region of what we now call India in the 1400s. The first of the Sikh gurus was Guru Nanak. He decided not to follow the Hindu and Muslim religions and instead he would follow only one god. MANSEERT: We live by the principles taught by Nanak and the nine gurus that came after him. ASEES: The teachings of the ten gurus were written down over hundreds of years and make up our holy scriptures. JOYPREET: Here are the main three principles we live by. MANSEERT: Nam japna: Keep God in your mind at all times. PRABHJIT: Kirt Karna: Earn an honest living. KARN: And Vand Chhakn: To give to those who are less fortunate and basically be good people. ASEES: Did you know there are 24 million Sikhs all around the world? And you can actually tell if somebody is Sikh by looking at their name. Singh is a name given to men and Kaur is given to women. MANSEERT: We also have our own flag. It's called Nishan Sahib. JOYPREET: You might be wondering about this too? It's my turban. JOYPREET: There are many types of turbans as my dad wears a dastar and women can also wear turbans too, but they generally like to wear dastars. I wear the turban every day as it is a sign of respect to the gods, but it is your own preference because not everyone wears it. That brings us back to Vaisakhi. It's the beginning of Spring in the Punjab region. It also marks a special day in history when the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh tested the faith and courage of his followers and that's when the Kahlsa was created. The Kahlsa is a special group of Sikhs that worship the god every day. My mum and dad are part of the Kahlsa and I am a part of it too. KARN: On Vaisakhi, Sikhs go to the Gurdwara. It's our place of worship. It's decorated with flowers and offerings and the holy scriptures are read out loud. PRABHJIT: In India and some other parts of the world, people also celebrate Vaisakhi by getting baptised in water. And there are big, colourful parades through the streets with lots of singing and dancing. ASEES: When we celebrate Vaisakhi we get to eat lots of food that's our culture and we get to go to festivals. KARN: My mum makes lots of sweets at home and we get some savoury from the shops. Gulab jamun is my favourite. JOYPREET: We hope you've learnt more about the religion of Sikh and the celebration of Vaisakhi. ALL KIDS: Happy Vaisakhi. BTN STORY PAGE http://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/v... RELATED BTN STORY Holi Festival http://www.abc.net.au/btn/10925650 Lent http://www.abc.net.au/btn/10948894 Ramadan http://www.abc.net.au/btn/10526258 __ For the past 50 years, Behind the News has been helping to break down current issues and events for young people all around the world. The program is a high-energy, fun way for people to learn about the stories we see in the news, while providing background information that isn’t usually given by other news bulletins. We have over 1000 stories on all sorts of topics - everything from politics & volcanoes, to online security & fortnite. If you're looking for help to understand something, you'll probably find it on BTN. Make sure to like & subscribe our videos if you want to stay in the know! http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:   / abcbtn   Instagram:   / behindthenews   Twitter:   / behindthenews