ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਮੇਲੇ FESTIVAL OF PUNJAB

ਮੇਲਿਆ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਹੈ । ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੁਸੀ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਮੋਕਾ ਖਾਲੀ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆ ਲਈ ਖੁਸੀ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਨੱਚਣ ਗਾਉਣ ਧੁੰਮਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋ ਵੱਡਾ ਸਾਧਨ ਹਨ । ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਤੀ ਦੀ ਨੋਹਾਰ ਮੇਲਿਆ ਵਿਚੋ ਹੀ ਵੇਖਣ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਦੀ ਹੈ । ਹਰ ਜਾਤੀ ਮੇਲਿਆ ਵਿਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਖੁਲ ਮਾਣਦੀ ਹੈ ।

ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਮ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਲੇ

ਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਦਾ ਮੇਲਾ

ਆਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾ ਹੋਲਾ ਮਹੱਲਾ

ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੱਸਿਆ

ਜੋੜ  ਮੇਲੇ

ਮੋਸਮੀ ਮੇਲੇ

ਹੌਲੀ

ਤੀਆਂ

ਸਰਪ ਪੂਜਾ

ਗੁੱਗੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਮੇਲੇ

ਛਪਾਰ ਦਾ ਮੇਲਾ

ਦੇਵੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਦੇ ਮੇਲੇ

ਜਰਗ ਦਾ ਮੇਲਾ

ਪੀਰਾਂ ਫਕੀਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਲੇ

ਜਗਰਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ

ਹੈਦਰ ਸ਼ੇਖ ਦਾ ਮੇਲਾ

Jor Mela
Sirhind, its Mughal legacy evident in the ruined but beautiful mosques and tombs among which it has grown, was the site almost 300 years ago, of a victory commemorated by the Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara. The blood and thunder of the battle is an inseprable facet of the history of the proud and martial Sikhs.

Baisakhi 

Baisakhi usually falls on 13th April or occasionally on the following day. In Amritsar, at Baisakhi there is a great sale of animals and many Sikhs travel on trailers behind tractors or by Bus. This is one of the times of harvest in Punjab and it is a generally accepted Sikh tradition to celebrate Baisakhi and then begin gathering in the grain crops.Naturally, before they set out for home they not only worship at the Golden Temple but also visit other historic sites, such as Jallianwala Bagh where the massacre of 1919 intensified demands for Indian independence from the British. The first amrit initiation ceremony was held at Anandpur, because it is the town is usually respectfully called Anandpur Sahib today. 
Diwali 



Diwali is a moveable festival because it is based on the lunar calendar. This was the second mela to which Guru Amar Das summoned his Sikhs. It marks the end of the financial year for businessmen and women. For many North Indian Hindus, however it principally commemorates Price Rama's return to his capital city of Ayodhya with his faithful wife Sita,after their years of exile Tradition says that the inhabitants illuminated the lamps. These, bonfires, and fireworks, are major features of the celebration today. Their brightness shines out all the more strongly in Indian villages because the four day festival begins at the end of the dark part of the month of Ashvina, three days before the new moon and the first day of month of Kartik. Sikhs have their own Diwali story. Guru Hargobind enjoyed variable relationship with the Emperor Jehangir. Sometimes they haunted together but in 1619 he was in prison in Gwalior. His release was ordered just before the Diwali festival. 
Lohri 


Like Basant and Baisakhi is a seasonal festival observed chiefly in the Punjab. It falls in mid - January, when sun touches the southern - most point on the ecliptics and duration of the night is the longest. The word Lohri seems to be derived from Loh and Ari, literally meaning Iron foe or black foe. A week ago before the Lohri young boys and girls go from house to house asking for money, sweets and firewood.
Basant Panchami 


Is spring time. Basant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the bright half of Magh. The festival marks the commencement of the spring season. In many part of India it is observed as a mere secular holiday, with no celebration connected with it. According to the Hindu scripture, Basant Panchami is sacred to Saraswati, the goddess of literature and fine arts. Basant Panchami is also associated with the worship of Vishnu, god of preservation. On this day fairs are held and kite flying takes place. Most of the people wear basanti (yellow) turbans and caps and childrens also usually dress in yellow clothes. Kite flying on this day is so popular that the blue sky is filled with multicoloured kites. In Punjab the festival is also associated with the Martydoms of the Hakikat Rai who on this day laid down his life, for not accepting the Muslim faith under coercion.
Gurupurabs 


The majority of Sikhs festivals are Gurpurabs, anniversaries of Gurus, birthdays and occasionally deaths, plus the anniversary of the first installation of the Adi Granth. Sikhs celebrate them in the same way wherever they live. The main activity is a continuous reading of the Guru Granth Sahib an Akhand Path which is timed to take Forty eight hours and ends on the morning of the day when Gurpurabs is being observed usually on Sundays.
Maghi Mela 
Maghi is a Sikh festival celebrated on the first day of the month of Magh of Bikrami calendar. It falls on 14
January, a day after the Lohri festival which is very popular in Punjab. The Maghi festival commemorates the martydom of thr "Chalis Mukte" (the forty Immortals) who died fighting the Moghul forces near Muktsar.
Hola Mohalla 


Anandpur Sahib comes to life every year on the occasion of Hola Mohalla. This tradition dates back to the times of the 10th Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh .