Daan(Charity)and the month of Maagh

I didn't know much about the importance of the month of Magh untill I
came and settled in Jagraon in 1999.Both Hindus and Sikh serve free
food as charity (daan).People go to the Gurudwaras where they get tea
and several other things after Path in the early morning.If one is in
the Bazaar one may often spot a shopkeeper distributing Pooris and
Channa or Halwa.Some people remain vegetarian and thus in a way do
daan(charity)by sparing the lives of hen and goat that could have
otherwise been eaten.At Gurudwara Nanaksar they offer in Charity the
free Darshan of the place where a revered saint called Baba (A)Nand Singh meditated.In
other months a person is asked to do a lot of Path in order to see that place(which is written at
that place).Offering Darshan in charity can well be understood as
Guruji says'Nanak mange dars daan kirpa karo Hare'(Nank begs the holy
glimpse-darshan). In Baramah Guruji says that holy bath of Magh can
well be the dust of the Saint's feet.In charity one could well do
simran and distribute it(spiritual knowledge)in charity.As a teacher I
may give some vidya(education)daan by waving off the fees of some poor
student.I am thinking of spending some money in improving the lane in
front of the kothi were my parents live(otherwise it is the
responsibility of the minucipal committee).Gurbani,however,promotes
positive things like daan(charity)irrespective of the month.