Which of the following festivals of Punjab is traditionally associated with the harvest
of rabi crops?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Baisakhi.
- Baisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar.
- Baisakhi is a spring festival which happens on the 13 or 14 April every year.
- The farmers offer their prayers in thanks for a bountiful harvest of the Rabi crop.
- Baisakhi is also significant as it marks the founding of the Khalsa Panth community three hundred years ago by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.