Guru Nanak Gurpurab

Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder and first Guru of Sikhism. It falls on Kartik Purnima, the full moon of the month of Kartik, so the date moves each year.

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Sikh colleagues are celebrating Guru Nanak Gurpurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru. Many will visit the gurdwara for prayers and hymns, and share langar, the free community kitchen that welcomes everyone regardless of background. To everyone celebrating, we wish you a happy Gurpurab. If you would like to share how you mark the day, we would love to hear from you: [contact]. If you need time off, please speak to your manager.

Sikh colleagues are celebrating Guru Nanak Gurpurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru. Many will visit the gurdwara for prayers and hymns, and share langar, the free community kitchen that welcomes everyone regardless of background. To everyone celebrating, we wish you a happy Gurpurab. If you would like to share how you mark the day, we would love to hear from you: [contact]. If you need time off, please speak to your manager.

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Wishing a happy Gurpurab to all our Sikh colleagues celebrating the birth of Guru Nanak.

Wishing a happy Gurpurab to all our Sikh colleagues celebrating the birth of Guru Nanak.

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- Be flexible with leave and working hours around the day. - Avoid scheduling important meetings or events on the day where possible. - Invite, rather than expect, Sikh colleagues to share their traditions.

- Be flexible with leave and working hours around the day.
- Avoid scheduling important meetings or events on the day where possible.
- Invite, rather than expect, Sikh colleagues to share their traditions.

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How to pitch it.

Invite rather than presume, and do not ask colleagues to explain or represent their faith. The date follows the lunar calendar, so confirm with colleagues which day they are marking.

Invite rather than presume, and do not ask colleagues to explain or represent their faith. The date follows the lunar calendar, so confirm with colleagues which day they are marking.

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Guru Nanak Gurpurab: What we're doing this year
It's Guru Nanak Gurpurab — here's how you can get involved
This week: Guru Nanak Gurpurab + team news
24 November: Guru Nanak Gurpurab at [Company]

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