Important India

Discover India with Important India

  • Home
  • About
  • History
  • Important India
  • Categories
  • TOU
  • Contact Us

Why do we Celebrate Raksha Bandhan?

On February 21, 2017 By Teamwork Category: Festivals

We celebrate Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi festival) to reaffirm our love to our brothers and sisters. It is a symbol of love and prayer for well-being when sisters tie the rakhi around the right hand wrist of their brothers. The brothers, on the other hand, vow to love and protect them always.

Raksha Bandhan is a festival of rakhi. This festival is dedicated to the bonds between brothers and sisters. On this occasion, the sacred relation between sisters and brothers is celebrated.

This is not limited to people who are literally (biologically) brothers and sisters. If you have a close friend whom you consider to be like a sibling to you, you can celebrate Raksha Bandhan with them as well.

As well as having a significance in human life (i.e. in the fact that brothers and sisters are very important to us), we celebrate the Rakhi festival for mythological and religious reasons as well. Raksha Bandhan can be traced back to several Hindu myths that celebrate the power of sibling bonds. In one myth that is foundational for Raksha Bandhan, for example, Lakshmi uses a sibling bond she has created with Bali to save Lord Vishnu from being trapped. The legend says that Lakshmi tied a Rakhi around the wrist of the evil King Bali and made him a brother so that he allow her husband, Lord Vishnu, to leave his palace. He granted her wish.

For Jains, Raksha Bandhan has an additional significance, as during this festival devotees celebrate their bonds with their priest by receiving woven bracelets or other types of band from the priest.

Love is beautiful especially when it is genuine. The Raksha Bandhan is, therefore, an ideal time to build on our relationships with our siblings and reaffirm our commitment to love and protect them.

Related posts:

  1. What is the meaning of Rakhi?
  2. Bhai Duj (Bhai Dooj, Bhai Phota, Bhaiya Duj)
  3. Which hand do you tie a Rakhi on?
  4. Short Speech on Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
  5. How is Raksha Bandhan Festival Celebrated?
  6. Happy Raksha Bandhan! - Wishes and Greetings for Sisters and Brothers
  7. Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) Festival - Date, Origin, Significance, Celebrations
  8. Short Paragraph on Raksha Bandhan
  9. How To Celebrate Diwali Without Fire Crackers?

Category: Festivals Tagged With: Raksha Bandhan




Related Posts

  1. What is the meaning of Rakhi?
  2. Bhai Duj (Bhai Dooj, Bhai Phota, Bhaiya Duj)
  3. Which hand do you tie a Rakhi on?
  4. Short Speech on Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
  5. How is Raksha Bandhan Festival Celebrated?
  6. Happy Raksha Bandhan! - Wishes and Greetings for Sisters and Brothers
  7. Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) Festival - Date, Origin, Significance, Celebrations
  8. Short Paragraph on Raksha Bandhan
  9. How To Celebrate Diwali Without Fire Crackers?

Search ImportantIndia.com

Tag Cloud

Women In India Water Tribal People of India Tradition Tourism Short Moral Stories for Children Science and Technology Rivers in India Pollution Minerals in India Maratha Empire Mahatma Gandhi Indian Festivals Indian Constitution History of Akbar Freedom Fighters of India Family System Education System in India Education Ecosystem Communication Buddhism Battles and Wars in India Art and Architecture Agriculture in India

Categories

Archives

  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • Categories
  • History of India
    • History of Ancient India
    • History of Medieval India
    • History of Mughal Empire
    • Modern History of India
  • Important India
    • Administration in India
    • Indian Constitution
    • Parliament of India
  • Indian Geography
  • Indian Government
  • Indian Literature
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Report an Article
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Copyrights.

Copyright 2013 -2017 · Discover the Importance of India ·