India is a land of festivals and thanks to the incessant chronicle of Hindu Dharma, there has been no dearth of festivals ever and never will be as well. All of us are quite conscious of Holi, Diwali but the festival of Rakhi can’t be ignored at the same time. Rakhi is purest and grandest of all festivals.This is said since with the passing of time, the importance of Rakhi is increasing by leaps and bounds. Now there is also a question and it is regarding the reasons of the mounting significance of this festival.
Why don’t we look into its basis, triumph and the saga of gradual expansion? In accordance with the Hindu calendar, fiesta of Rakhi is commemorated during the month of Shraavana and certainly on the Full Moon Day. There is hardly any doubt that Rakhi happens to be the purest or most virtuous of all festivals celebrated across the globe. How can one say the same with conviction? Well, this is said since relationship of Raksha bandhan or Rakhi is supposed as the most genuine and the most baronial of all the relationships. In a nutshell, this convention does fortify the relation between a brother and his sister.
In the Indian context, the word “Raksha” does signify protection, while the word 'bandhan' stands for obligation. Perhaps you can get the ideal meaning of the combination of these two words. The festival is celebrated by the sister via tying the Holy Thread or Rakhi on the hand of the brother. Brother, in return, gives gift to the sister. Well, Rakhi can be celebrated between any man and woman; blood relation is not essential. Sisters through this ask for defense from their brothers and hence, if any person is without any sister in his own family, he can get a new one during this time.
Celebration of Rakhi is associated with lots of legends down the ages and this makes the fiesta more popular and majestic.
Why don’t we look into its basis, triumph and the saga of gradual expansion? In accordance with the Hindu calendar, fiesta of Rakhi is commemorated during the month of Shraavana and certainly on the Full Moon Day. There is hardly any doubt that Rakhi happens to be the purest or most virtuous of all festivals celebrated across the globe. How can one say the same with conviction? Well, this is said since relationship of Raksha bandhan or Rakhi is supposed as the most genuine and the most baronial of all the relationships. In a nutshell, this convention does fortify the relation between a brother and his sister.
In the Indian context, the word “Raksha” does signify protection, while the word 'bandhan' stands for obligation. Perhaps you can get the ideal meaning of the combination of these two words. The festival is celebrated by the sister via tying the Holy Thread or Rakhi on the hand of the brother. Brother, in return, gives gift to the sister. Well, Rakhi can be celebrated between any man and woman; blood relation is not essential. Sisters through this ask for defense from their brothers and hence, if any person is without any sister in his own family, he can get a new one during this time.
Celebration of Rakhi is associated with lots of legends down the ages and this makes the fiesta more popular and majestic.