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Raksha Bandhan, popularly known as Rakhi is an Indian festival that symbolized the loving bond between brothers and sisters. On 2011, Rakhi will be celebrated on Saturday, 13th August; the festival does not have a fixed date and is celebrated on full moon of the month of Shraavana also known as Shravan Poornima. On this day sisters tie a holy thread on the wrist of their brothers, in return the brother gives her a gift and promises to protect her forever. Like every other year, Rakhi 2011 can be celebrated by brothers and sisters in the traditional way to show their love and bonding for each other.Every year on the day before Rakhi, sisters can be seen applying mehendi on their hand and buying all the things required for doing the puja before tying the thread around their brother’s wrist. |
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Brothers can also be seen doing last minute shopping for gifts to be given to their sisters; many brothers prefer to give cash, so that the sisters can buy whatever they wish to. Though Rakhi is primarily a Hindu festival, people from other religions also take part in this.
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| The brother in the celebration does not necessarily have to be a blood relation, any male can be adopted as the brother and the Rakhi can be tied on his wrist. In different parts of India, the day of Rakhi is celebrated in their traditional way and is known by various other names as well. Some of the other names of Raksha Bandhan are Pavitropana in some parts of Gujarat, Kajari Purnima in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkand and Bihar, Nariyal Purnima in Maharashtra, Rakhi Purnima in North and South India. Giving Rakhi cards along with the other Rakhi gifts to sisters can be a good idea in 2011, it is just a small gesture on the part of the brother to show that they adore their sister and will protect them no matter what. |
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