Guest guest Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 The Rakshabandhan (Rakhi) Festival India is a land of festivals and fairs. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (revered teachers), or the advent of the new year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion. Today another festivel known as...."Rakshabandhan (Rakhi)" The brotherly duties and sisterly love are symbolized during the Rakshabandhan (ruk-shaa-bum-dha-na) festival in India. Women, old and young alike tie specially made threads and thread watches (rakhis) to their brothers to ensure their welfare, and protection from the evil. The festival has evolved in the recent times and the symbolism has been changed to connote 'brotherly love'. The all male volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (the RSS), engage in a large celebration, tying the rakhis to each other, symbolizing universal brotherhood. It is used by many girls to keep unwanted romantic advancements by boys away (once you tied a rakhi, you are considered like a brother and cannot be engaged in a romantic relationship with the person). Rakhi festival is celebrated by re-assuring the sacred brother-sister relationship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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