Raksha Bandhan 2022: Why We Celebrate This Loving Festival
Celebrated on the full moon in the month of Shravana, the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that symbolizes the relationship between siblings. The word Raksha means ‘protection’ while Bandhan is a verb for ‘tie’. It embodies a sense of belonging that the two of them hold for each other, marked by a pious thread that binds them together. This year, August 11 marks the ceremony of honoring this bond between brothers and sisters, sisters and sisters, and siblings and friends alike. According to Hindu mythology, the festival of Raksha Bandhan traces […]
