{"id":112904,"date":"2025-05-18T23:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112904\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:27:18","slug":"16-colourful-pictures-as-vaisakhi-celebrations-arrived-in-smethwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112904\/","title":{"rendered":"16 colourful pictures as Vaisakhi celebrations arrived in Smethwick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vaisakhi procession on Sunday (May 18) <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.expressandstar.com\/news\/2025\/05\/18\/full-list-of-road-closures-for-sundays-vaisakhi-parade-through-smethwick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travelled from the streets of Birmingham<\/a> through to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/sandwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Sandwell<\/a>, including Oldbury and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/sandwell\/smethwick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smethwick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vaisakhi is a celebration among Sikhism which marks the formation of the Khalsa in 1699 by the Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b61bf574-db45-4998-b813-12a4799ed866.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0d8eea97-5ae9-41a2-8756-7dd13012a1d3.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ec6f1fc2-5721-4bd2-bdc7-24835638d4ae.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/465c2920-c954-4e45-ac87-3cdae75285c7.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/f0b3e5dc-1f2a-43e5-8584-20af14b63217.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1304ba32-c5aa-4b4d-a3e6-14ea4dc2f5c7.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0b9e53eb-69c5-4f3a-942f-caeac2f96035.jpg\"   alt=\"Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Vaisakhi celebrations in Smethwick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vaisakhi procession on Sunday (May 18) travelled from the streets of Birmingham through to\u00a0Sandwell, including Oldbury 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