Let's know when Raksha Bandhan 2017 will be celebrated in India and how.
Raksha
Bandhan 2017 Date and Time :
The great Indian Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan is gearing
near. So you need to pull up socks and start preparing for the celebrations.
This year it’s falling on Monday, August 7. It can be celebrated from morning
11:07 am to 1:50 pm. Lunar eclipse is also falling on the same day, from
10.52 pm to 12.22 am. This festival is celebrated on a full-moon day of the
Shravana month in Hindu calendar. The exact varies from place to place due to
the changes in waxing and waning of the moon. Every year, it usually falls on a
day in August. Before learning how to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, let’s know why
it is celebrated in India.
What
is Raksha Bandhan?
Raksha
Bandhan is also referred to as Rakhi in short. It is celebrated by Hindus and
Jain all around the world. Rakhi is all about bond of love and trust between
brothers and sisters and the name of festival itself means ‘bond of
protection’. People who aren’t actually brother-sister also celebrate the
festival. Siblings share gifts and take part in a short sweet ritual to mark
the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. Brother gives her sister a present and
promise to protect her throughout the lifetime.
How
is Raksha Bandhan celebrated?
Rakhi
is celebrated grandly on the Indian subcontinent. Big Hindu communities
organise celebrations in India, Mauritius and Nepal. In the morning, the
brothers and sisters mark the beginning of the celebration with a short Puja.
Sister ties the rakhi on her brother’s wrist and they exchange gifts in the
presence of their family. Usually, the Rakhi is made by the sister herself.
They feed each other and whole day the festivity goes around in the
family.
