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Guru Nanak Day celebrated in Nassau County by Sikhs
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 13:24 IST
New York: With beautifully decorated floats displaying the message of Sikh religion waving pass the crowded streets and participants singing bhajans and reciting prayers and scriptures from the Granth, Guru Nanak day was celebrated in the Nassau County by the Sikh community from across the state of New York, reports Ajay Gosh of India Tribune.
The followers of Sikhism are ordained to follow the teachings of the 10 Sikh gurus, or enlightened leaders, as well as the Holy Scripture entitled the Guru Granth Sahib, which includes selected works of many devotees from diverse socio-economic and religious backgrounds. Most Sikhs live in the state of Punjab in India and, prior to the country's partition, millions of Sikhs lived in what is now known as the Punjab province of Pakistan.
There are close to half million Sikhs in the U.S. and they have now established a thriving community in the United States and continue to make significant contributions to American society as physicians, high-tech professionals, academics, entrepreneurs, cab drivers and convenience store workers. They are considered amongst the most hard-working, educated and prosperous groups of Americans. This time Guru Nanak day was celebrated in the Long Island of Nassau Country prosperous with the community. A brief glance to history shows that the first Asian American to be elected to the U.S. Congress was Dalip Singh Saund from California in 1962 who started the Sikh influence in U.S. and the Guru Nanak day commemorated this exotic history of the Sikhs in this part of the world.