Q: When is Rakhi?
A: Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) celebrated on 'Shravan Purnima' (Full Moon Day of the Hindu month of Shravan). This year 2012 rakhi falls on 2nd August.
Q: How it is celebrated?
A: Sister goes to her brother and performs the rituals by smearing on kumkum and rice particles on his forehead. Sister ties a Rakhi or a charm around their brother's wrist as a defensive charm and pray to god for her Brother's happiness, she also offers Sweets to her brother which symbolize the sugary moment stuck between them.
History of Raksha Bandhan
There is several traditions with reference to the starting point of Raksha Bandhan. According to a famed celebrity the history of Raksha Bandhan is traced to the medieval period. Rani Karnavati, who was the widow of King of Chittor, sent the holy thread known as Rakhi to Emperor Humayun when she felt that there was no hope of defending the kingdom of Chittor from the invasion of Emperor of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah.
Emperor Humayun accepted the Rakhi and started with his troops to defend her but before he reached Chittor, the war was over and kingdom was captured. Queen Karnavati committed 'Jauhar' with a large number of women.
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