19-04-26. I'd love to say we are so multi-cultural we made sure we got to the bottom of Pilrig Street in perfect time for the Vaisakhi parade, but should probably admit it was a happy accident rather than good planning. Nevertheless we enjoyed the bright colours and bare feet going past in honour of this major Sikh festival celebrated annually around the 13th or 14th April, (or in this case the following Sunday) marking the birth of the Khalsa, (the Sikh community.) I have seen Sikhs setting up food hand-outs and looking out into the community rather than being insular or narrow-minded like some of the misguided Reform types. And the parade was a visual delight.Someone is not shy about being a member of several tribes: the one-wheeled boarders gang, the photography crew and the white-and-bald-but-wearing-a-turban-anyway sect.There were (paradoxically!) sweepers at the front of the parade with stiff brushes to sweep the road so that those braving the bare feet thing would suffer less…
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