Sikh community marks special day with parade in Charlottetown [Video]

Members of P.E.I.’s Sikh community celebrated a special day on Sunday.

April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada. On Sunday, people gathered to celebrate Vaisakhi, marking the spring harvest in Punjab and northern India.

The event began with morning prayers at the Sikh house of worship, or gurdwara, in Charlottetown. It was followed by a two-kilometre parade — Nagar Kirtan — and ended with a meal at the Jack Blanchard Centre.

The parade featured cars adorned with orange and yellow flags.

There were two men pretending to fight with swords, along with a group of men who swept the streets with brooms to represent clearing the way for the holy book and leader.

This Sunday, Sikh people on P.E.I. will take part in a two-kilometre procession through Charlottetown to mark Vaisakhi, a spring harvest festival. The religious procession, or Nagar Kirtan, will be followed by a community meal. Mitch Cormier visited the community’s place of worship, …