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Punjabi calendar for the year 1963. This corresponds with the year 1382-83 of the Islamic era (hijri) and 2019-20 of the Sikh era (bikrami), as the calendar indicates.

The Punjabi Calendar, Pakistani Seasonal Calendar or the Desi Calendar (Punjabi:پنجابی کیلنڈر) is a Solar calendar used by the Punjabi people of Pakistan. The Punjabi new year starts on the first of Vaisakh month. Punjabi Sikhs in India use the Nanakshahi calendar, which is a variant of this calendar.

The Punjabi Muslims in Pakistan also use the Islamic Hijri calendar.[1] Some festivals in Punjab, Pakistan are determined by the Punjabi calendar,[2] such as Muharram which is celebrated twice, once according to the Muslim year and again on the 10th of harh/18th of jeth.[3] The Bikrami calendar is the one the rural (agrarian) population follows in Punjab, Pakistan.[4][note 1]

Months (solar)

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No. Name Punjabi Shahmukhi Western months
1 Chet چیت Mid March – Mid April
2 Vaisakh وساکھ Mid April – Mid May
3 Jeth جیٹھ Mid May – Mid June
4 Harh ہاڑھ Mid June – Mid July
5 Sawan ساؤݨ Mid July – Mid August
6 Bhadon بھادوں Mid August – Mid September
7 Assu اسو Mid September – Mid October
8 Kattak کتک Mid October – Mid November
9 Magghar مگھر Mid November – Mid December
10 Poh پوہ Mid December – Mid January
11 Magh ماگھ Mid January – Mid February
12 Phaggan پھگݨ Mid February – Mid March
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Notes

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  1. ↑ The Punjabi periodicals published in Pakistan print Punjabi calendar figures.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Tej Bhatia (2013). Punjabi. Routledge. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-136-89460-2.
  2. ↑ Pakistan Pictorial, Volume 10 (1986) Pakistan Publications [1]
  3. ↑ Jacobsen, Knut A. (ed) (2008) South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora. Routledge [2]
  4. ↑ Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1992) Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. Sang-e-Meel Publications s[3]
  5. ↑ Organiser, Volume 46 (1994) Bharat Prakashan [4]


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