Sindhi Festivals

Sindhi Community and Festivals
There are enough historical evidences for supporting the fact that sindhi civilization is one among the oldest human civilization and thus sindhi community possess a very rich, clearly distinct and signatory cultural heritage which often gets its expression in the form celebration of festivals. Sindhis are known for the celebrating festivals with full enthusiasm and peculiar style of celebration which often gets fused with music & folk dance along with other performing art.
Sindhi community is also renowned for holding religious and social community events, which are held at community hall (Panchayat / Dharamshala building). Like the other Hindus, Sindhis also have tradition of keeping fast on Gyaras, Satnarayan and Ganesh Choith (Sankashti).  
This is part of Sindhi history that in the era prior to birth of Jhulelal, Hindus gathered on the banks of river Sindhu and prayed water God for rescuing them from the Mirak Shah, Muslim invader of Sindh. This forty-day prayer session lasted with Aakashwani about the birth of Jhulelal. During all these forty days food was taken only once in a day and all lived very simple life. This tradition is kept in continuation in the form of Chaliho Sahib, annual religious festival of sindhi community.
Adoptive attitude has helped Sindhis to add a few Hindu festivals like, Ganshoutsav, Basant Panchami, Ram Navami, Navratara, Durga Ashtami & Tulsi Vivah, to the list of sindhi festivals.
Cheti Chandu, birthday of Jhulelal (also celebrated as Sindhi New Year Day) is the most important sindhi festival and sindhi festival calendar starts with this. Do remember that there is difference between the yearly time span of Sindhi Tipano and Gregorian calendar so this is quite possible that a sindhi festival may be celebrated in two different months. Probably Lal Loi is the only sindhi festival which is always celebrated in the same month of January, most of times on 13th day of month.
Sindhi Festival Dates
Sindhi youth should take note of it that Sindhi Calendar [Tipano] is based on Lunar year whereas the Georgian calendar is based on the solar year, so dates of Sindhi festivals vary from year to year. Additional month [Dharamau Mahino] of Sindhi calendar is also a reason for this date change. If you have a question or want to add more info to this do write us.
Sindhiyat Suhini Rahe
S.P. Sir (Manghirmalani) Kolhapur