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During the festival, a sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist with a prayer for his prosperity and happiness
Hindus all over the world celebrate this auspicious day tomorrow. The day celebrates any brother-sister type of relationship between men and women who may or may not be biologically related.
The festival of Raksha Bandhan is a celebration of love and duty between brothers and sisters. Hindus around the world will celebrate this auspicious day tomorrow.
The day celebrates any brother-sister type of relationship between men and women who may or may not be biologically related.
On Raksha Bandhan, a sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist with a prayer for his prosperity and happiness.
This symbolises the sister’s love. The brother gives her a gift and a promise to protect her.
Shobna Chand, a school teacher at Samabula Primary School in Suva was proud to see her children, Jayden Chand, 7, and Meera Chand, 4, celebrate the auspicious day of rakhi.
She said it is a very important Hindu festival that all Hindus follow around the world. She said it symbolises the bond between a brother and sister and gives a message for a brother to protect his sister in any circumstance.
The sister performs a rakhi ceremony, and then prays to express her love and her wish for the well-being of her brother. The brother in return gives her a gift symbolising his promise to protest his sister.