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Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day, Carloads of Sikhs, including many children waving bright yellow flags, joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking(...)
Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day, Carloads of Sikhs, including many children waving bright yellow flags, joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking(...)

Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day, Carloads of Sikhs, including many children waving bright yellow flags, joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking(...)

Date4/16/1983
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  • Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day; Carloads of Sikhs; including many children waving bright yellow flags; joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking Baisakhi Day - the anniversary of the founding of the Sikh nation in 1669. About 100 Metro police officers lined the parade route but there was no violence among the 2;000 Sikhs who chanted in Punjabi; God is Truth. The parade wound up at Queen's Park.
  • Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day, Carloads of Sikhs, including many children waving bright yellow flags, joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day; Carloads of Sikhs; including many children waving bright yellow flags; joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking Baisakhi Day - the anniversary of the founding of the Sikh nation in 1669. About 100 Metro police officers lined the parade route but there was no violence among the 2;000 Sikhs who chanted in Punjabi; God is Truth. The parade wound up at Queen's Park.
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