Home›Sikh Festivals›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups holidays by the religion whose adherents keep them. Wikipedia notes that "a religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every holiday from one religious tradition together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHolidays & Festivals 1TraditionFilter Results1 entryDefining Doctrinal PositionAllInitiation into the Khalsa and its rahit as normative (1)FounderAllGuru Gobind Singh (1666-1708). (1)GovernanceAllA single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllPunjabi in Gurmukhi script (1)OrdinationAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)Open to women and men (1)Origin Period End YearAll1699 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1699 (1)Place of OriginAllAnandpur Sahib, in the Punjab (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Show ResultsKhalsaTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.