Showing posts with label bond of love and affection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bond of love and affection. Show all posts

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Raksha Bandhan bond of love and affection



Raksha Bandan is a bond of love and protection festival celebrated in India. It celebrates relationship between brothers and sisters. Rakhi Purnima is also the other name of Raksha Bandan. That festival celebrated by Hindus, muslims and Sikhs and it also celebrated some divisions in Pakistan. Raksha Bandan carnival involves binding of RAKHI or holy thread by sister on her brother wrist.  It symbolizes sister’s love and prayer for her brother well being and lifelong promise to care for her. In return brother offers a gift his sister traditionally he provide sweets to his sister. That festival celebrated on shravan poornima (full moon day) month of Shravan of Hindu lunisolar calendar of every year.