Event Information:
March 11, 2008
An Appeal to Celebrate the 5th Sikh Turban Day Throughout the
World.
March 11, 2008, Fremont, California: The Sikh Children Forum called an important meeting today
and started preparations for the 5th Sikh Turban Day that will be celebrated throughout the world.
The forum had appealed to Sikh organizations and Gurdwaras to observe the Sikh Turban day like
the previous years and organize turban tying camps, turban competitions, turban seminars and
turban tying ceremonies.
The Sikh Children forum invites Sikh writers, journalists and those associated with the film media
to write historical articles related to the importance of turban. In order to make this event
successful, it urges the Sikh populations to wear a turban on that day and educate non-Sikhs about
the importance of turban.
The primary objective of the Turban Day to educate the general public about the significance of
the turban. The turban signifies the glory & unique identity of the Sikhs. It is also to encourage the
Sikhs to wear turban. The Sikh Turban Day will be celebrated on April 13, 2008 (a day before
Vaisakhi).
The Turban Day was initiated by Sikh Children Forum in 2003 and the first Sikh Turban Day was
observed in California in 2004. The Shromani Gurdwara Committee adopted it as a Sikh National
cause and both SGPC and Akal Purakh Ki Fauj celebrated it in 2004 in Amritsar. In the following
year many others Sikh organization also started to celebrate this day in their own ways. Looking at
the success and positive results of this effort, SGPC recognized the Sikh Dastar Diwas and
permanently included it in the Nanakshahi Calendar and Almanac.
More than 100 Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations organized Sikh camps last year and distributed
free turbans on that day. The entire project was coordinated with the help of Sikh Children Forum,
United Sikhs, Sher-e-Punjab organization (of Surrey, Canada), and Sikh Phulwari (of Stockton,
USA). They worked with many Gurdwara committees and Sikh organizations in making it a
successful event. To add further glory to this event, Akal Purakh Ki Fauj (Amritsar), took out a
fabulous carnival in Amritsar highlighting the importance of turban. This was a unique event. All
these organizations are geared up to celebrate the Sikh Turban Day so that the Vaisakhi (the day
Khalsa Panth was established) can be celebrated by the Sikhs in turbans with great pomp and
show.
S. Hardip Singh, the spokesman for the Sikh Children Forum said, "Even though our primary
objective is to help the Sikh younger generation with our Sikh heritage, it has also become
necessary to connect the Sikh parents to their Sikh roots, who might have drifted away from our
heritage for one reason or another." Therefore, each and every Sikh is requested to participate in
this event. Those Sikhs who already wear turbans are requested to encourage others to wear turban
on that day and teach them how to do it. Those Sikhs, who do not tie a turban, are requested to do
it on that day and encourage their children to do the same and encourage them to get connected
with the Sikh heritage and seek Guru's blessings. Many turban tying experts will be available on
this day in the Gurdwaras who will teach how to tie a turban in a particular style. Free colorful
turbans will be provided to all who are interested in tying a turban.
For further information please visit www.sikhchildren.com or send e-mail to info@sikhchildren.com .
An Appeal to Celebrate the 5th Sikh Turban Day Throughout the
World.
March 11, 2008, Fremont, California: The Sikh Children Forum called an important meeting today
and started preparations for the 5th Sikh Turban Day that will be celebrated throughout the world.
The forum had appealed to Sikh organizations and Gurdwaras to observe the Sikh Turban day like
the previous years and organize turban tying camps, turban competitions, turban seminars and
turban tying ceremonies.
The Sikh Children forum invites Sikh writers, journalists and those associated with the film media
to write historical articles related to the importance of turban. In order to make this event
successful, it urges the Sikh populations to wear a turban on that day and educate non-Sikhs about
the importance of turban.
The primary objective of the Turban Day to educate the general public about the significance of
the turban. The turban signifies the glory & unique identity of the Sikhs. It is also to encourage the
Sikhs to wear turban. The Sikh Turban Day will be celebrated on April 13, 2008 (a day before
Vaisakhi).
The Turban Day was initiated by Sikh Children Forum in 2003 and the first Sikh Turban Day was
observed in California in 2004. The Shromani Gurdwara Committee adopted it as a Sikh National
cause and both SGPC and Akal Purakh Ki Fauj celebrated it in 2004 in Amritsar. In the following
year many others Sikh organization also started to celebrate this day in their own ways. Looking at
the success and positive results of this effort, SGPC recognized the Sikh Dastar Diwas and
permanently included it in the Nanakshahi Calendar and Almanac.
More than 100 Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations organized Sikh camps last year and distributed
free turbans on that day. The entire project was coordinated with the help of Sikh Children Forum,
United Sikhs, Sher-e-Punjab organization (of Surrey, Canada), and Sikh Phulwari (of Stockton,
USA). They worked with many Gurdwara committees and Sikh organizations in making it a
successful event. To add further glory to this event, Akal Purakh Ki Fauj (Amritsar), took out a
fabulous carnival in Amritsar highlighting the importance of turban. This was a unique event. All
these organizations are geared up to celebrate the Sikh Turban Day so that the Vaisakhi (the day
Khalsa Panth was established) can be celebrated by the Sikhs in turbans with great pomp and
show.
S. Hardip Singh, the spokesman for the Sikh Children Forum said, "Even though our primary
objective is to help the Sikh younger generation with our Sikh heritage, it has also become
necessary to connect the Sikh parents to their Sikh roots, who might have drifted away from our
heritage for one reason or another." Therefore, each and every Sikh is requested to participate in
this event. Those Sikhs who already wear turbans are requested to encourage others to wear turban
on that day and teach them how to do it. Those Sikhs, who do not tie a turban, are requested to do
it on that day and encourage their children to do the same and encourage them to get connected
with the Sikh heritage and seek Guru's blessings. Many turban tying experts will be available on
this day in the Gurdwaras who will teach how to tie a turban in a particular style. Free colorful
turbans will be provided to all who are interested in tying a turban.
For further information please visit www.sikhchildren.com or send e-mail to info@sikhchildren.com .
Latest News
April 14,2007
Sikhs worldwide Celebrate
International Sikh turban day
Feb 9,2007
Preparations are now underway to
celebrate 4rd Sikh-Turban-Day Festival
on 13th April 2007, which promotes
Turban Adoption and Awareness
amongst Sikhs worldwide....
April 13.2006
Sikh Centers Worldwide collaborated to
promote “Sikh Identity Awareness and
Turban Adoption Campaign”, by hosting
on-site Turban Clinics, free turban
distributions and celebrating 13th April
as “3rd International Sikh Turban Day”.
March 1,2006
Sikh Children Forum (SCF)., an
organization devoted to the promotion
of Sikh heritage and rituals amongst
Sikh youth, today announced that SCF
has began the final preparation for the
celebration of “Sikh Turban Day 2006”.
SCF is dedicated to exploring creative
means to promote “Dastar” (Sikh
Turban) as a symbol of personal,
religious and social identity amongst
modern Sikh youth and non-turban
wearing brothers and sisters.
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