No Indian festival is complete without the traditional Indian celebrations and festivities. A colorful and joyful spectrum of family get-togethers, songs, sweets and gifts make up the essence of festivals of India.Rakhi Day or the festival of rakhi
one such festival that focuses on togetherness and the chaste love shared between a brother and a sister.
Rakhi is a festival that mainly belongs to the North and Western regions of India but is yet celebrated with equal fervor of happiness all over India. The regional celebrations of Rakhi Day are different in different parts of the country and the importance of this day doesn't diminish.

As per the Rakhi day traditions, the sister prepares the rakhi thali with the diya, roli, chawal and the rakhi threads. She worships the different deities and then ties the Rakhi thread on the right wrist of the brother and wishes for his well-being. The brother in turn expresses his love and promises to protect and honor his sister at all circumstances.

On the rakhi day brothers and sisters come together, no matter how far they may be by miles. On this day, one way or the other, they reach out to each other. Those who can't get together send online cards and gifts. Today even rakhi threads are send to brothers in different parts of India and abroad.

The joyous unions, the family get-togethers and the feelings of brotherhood ring the air with happy celebration times.

For the sisters, the Rakhi Day is very important as they tie the rakhi thread, chanting of mantras and putting roli and rice on his forehead with prayers for his well being. She also showers him with wonderful rakhi gifts and sweets. The brother also gives a return gift to the sister as a symbol of his pledge to protect and honor her for all time to come.

As the Rakhi Day moves on it becomes a happy time for the whole family with tasty dishes, mouth-watering sweets and a time for family reunion. On the whole Rakhi Day is the perfect festival to bring everyone together.


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