Rakhi Celebration in India stands for the
sacred relation between a brother and a sister. On the special occasion of
Raksha Bandhan, people of all age group can realize the actual value of
having their own brother and sister in their life. The bond of love between
a brother and a sister is the most beautiful relation on this earth. This
festival brings in the feeling of strong and divine relationship among
siblings. Rakhi celebration strengthen the affectionate relationship and
love among brothers and sisters.
On this auspicious day, sisters tie a rakhi or a silvery/golden ribbon
around the wrist of their brothers and wish them to remain free from any
evil influence throughout their lives. In turn, brothers also promise to
protect their sisters from any odd situation at any cost.
Value of Rakhi thread
Rakhi is not a mere string of thread but a strong knot of never dying
relationship between a brother and sister. A simple thread of Rakhi has that
much of emotional strength that can create an eternal bond between a brother
and a sister. Raksha Bandhan is also associated with other values like love,
joyfulness, rituals, sentiments and pray to almighty God. As this festival
promote these values of life, the festival of Rakhi is considered as a
unique festival. The values of this great festivals overlap the boundaries
of all casts, religions and nations. On this auspicious day, several rituals
and traditional customs are fulfilled by the family members.
Preparation of Rakhi festival
Rakhi festival is known worldwide for its carnival spirit and strengthening
the bond between brothers and sisters. All girls start preparing for this
occasion many days before the festival. They start presuming the gifts which
they would get from their brothers. They shop for colorful and designer
rakhis. They also buy delicious sweets for their brothers. On the day of
Raksha bandhan, brothers, sisters and all other family members take early
bath and young boys and girls wear new and clean clothes. After the
completion of all rituals and customs, they enjoy the taste of different
dishes of tasty food, which are cooked in their homes.
Generally, Rakhis are designed out of silk material or thick thread. But
one can also find Rakhis with some gold and silver foils. These glittering
foils are often used in making beautiful array of fancy Rakhis. Colorful
tattoos of cartoon characters are also being used to make Rakhis more
attractive, trendy and elegant. The modernization of style of Rakhi
celebration has also been taking place these days.
Many greeting card companies have been entering into the market of greeting
card, and people are buying these cards and sending their best wishes to
their nears and dears through these cards. As per the traditional belief,
brothers sometimes bestow token gifts to their sisters that includes
clothes, jewelries, chocolate boxes, sweet boxes and other miscellaneous
objects.