tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt mˈaɪlstoʊn ᵻvˈɛnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈɜːθs, dˈɛθs, ænd wˈɛdɪŋz, sˈiːk ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz mˌaɪt ɚɹˈeɪndʒ fɔːɹ ... ðə “hˈoʊli bˈʊk wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɡjˈʊɹɹuː,” ɐ pɹˈæktɪs nˈoʊn æz ˈækˌʌnd pˈæθ, wˌɪtʃ tˈeɪks ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli tˈuː fˈʊl dˈeɪz ænd nˈaɪts ɪn ɪts ɛntˈaɪɹɪɾi.
To commemorate milestone events such as births, deaths, and weddings, Sikh Americans might arrange for ... the “Holy Book [which is] Guru,” a practice known as Akhand Path, which takes approximately two full days and nights in its entirety.