Raksha Bandhan 2020




When is Raksha Bandhan Festival?


The normal occurrence of the Raksha Bandhan festival is on the full moon day in the month of Shravana from the Hindu calendar.
Although these dates vary every year, this year it will fall on 3rd August, 2020.







Why is this Festival celebrated?

This festival is celebrated to establish the bond between a brother and a sister.
On this day, the sister ties a thread called ‘Rakhi’ to her brother's wrist. These days, this even is also celebrated between sisters who tie a ‘Rakhi’ to each other to celebrate the bond that siblings share.
The whole purpose is to promise each other that they shall always be there for each other through thick & thin.








Is Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) a Public Holiday?

When the word festival comes to mind, the average working class Indian imagines themselves enjoying sip of tea, relaxing and blaming their workplace for their unfair treatment but Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) is an optional holiday.
Some employees may choose to take the day off on this day, however, most offices and businesses remain open.






Some awesome Raksha Bandhan quotes:

"My sisters have taught me how to live."
-George Wasserstein.

"Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero."
-Marc Brow.

It’s hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own.
– Pam Brown.

My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time.
– Linda Sunshine.


“We often disagree, fight and argue. But that doesn’t change my love for you. Wishing you a happy Raksha Bandhan”
– A loving brother.

 Knowledge shared by:-
 Wedmer Picardo
****************

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Parent’s day

Image
Did you even know that there was a parent’s day event celebrated globally every year on the  first of June ? If you blurted out a  ‘No’  within a split second, I won’t blame you and if it is a  ‘Yes’,  your numbers are, few far and wide. Now globally, this event is celebrated to honor the sacrifices that most parents make for their children & also for being an able captain or co-captains to make sure that their children learn how to swim through stormy seas. And who had started all of this? the  United Nations  in a 2012 General Assembly. The role of parents is taken for granted by most children and that's why some parents are  ignored, abandoned, or mistreated . It is a selfless deed undertaken by parents and they don't think of it as a mere responsibility. They open their world to welcome their children. Parents try to correct their children for all wrongdoings and ensure that they are treated as a hero when they achieve something. This i
Read more

The Mumbai Floods of 2005

Image
The above image is not taken from a water sport game involving buses. It’s in fact taken from the streets of our very own Mumbai city fifteen years back when heavy rainfall led to floods. This happened exactly on 26 th Jul, 2005 and today being an unfortunate anniversary of that dreaded day, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Mumbai City received more than 100 millimeters (mm) of rain fall on that day and such an event is categorized as ‘Cloud bursting’ or a sudden violent rainstorm. As the day begun, Mumbaikars (people living in Mumbai), started out their journey towards offices, schools, colleges, businesses, etc....  not knowing what was in store for them ahead. Suddenly, the clouds began to darken and the skies started to weep; people removed their shields which humans refer to as an ‘Umbrellas’ now-a-days and continued along their journey. As mentioned earlier, ‘Cloud bursts’ refer to a phenomenon where an area received more than 100
Read more