Celebrate Rakhi With Special Gifts

India is a home of diversified festivals and celebrations

. Each festival brings the family together and strengthens the bond among family members. It also reinforces the social bonds between the people who celebrate the festival and shows strength and solidarity to those outside. Raksha Bandhan is a celebration of one such eternal relation - the relation of a brother and a sister. It is the festival that emphasizes on the bond of love between brothers and sisters. The festival is celebrated in the Hindu month of Shravana and on Full Moon day.

The word Raksha means Protection and Bandhan means Bond. Hence the festival Raksha Bandhan is the celebration of Bond of Protection of a brother and sister. On this special day, Sisters tie the silk thread called Rakhi on their brother's wrist and pray for their well-being, and brothers will make a promise to their sisters to protect them. The occasion signifies the ever-lasting bond of love between siblings. The rakhi thread guards the brother like a sacred shield from every possible danger in life.

There can be several traditions and customs of celebrating this significant occasion of Raksha Bandhan. On that day, sisters usually keep fast from the very morning until they offer puja and aarti to the Deities to gain the divine blessings of the Almighty upon their brothers. This ritual is followed by the rakhi tying ceremony. The brothers will reply their love towards their caring sisters by showering exclusive Rakhi gifts.

The origin of this festival is usually traced back to several historical incidents. One such is according to a legend the Demon King Bali a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu guards his kingdom leaving his own residence in Vaikunth. Goddess Lakshmi wished to be with her lord back in her abode. She went to Bali as a Brahmin woman seeking shelter till her husband came back, ties the sacred thread to the king during Shravan Purnima celebrations. Upon being asked she revealed who she was and why she was there.

Thus the festival is also called Baleva that is Bali Raja's devotion to the Lord. Since then it has been a tradition to invite sisters in Shravan Purnima for the thread tying ceremony or the Raksha Bandhan.

From the years past, Rakhi symbolizes the affection between the siblings. But now it crossed way beyond it. Now Rakhis were tied to neighbors and close friends even to relatives signifying a peaceful co-existence of every individual.

Gifts play a very important role in any Indian occasion. By exchanging gifts, people treasure the beautiful moments of togetherness. Especially the gifts received on Rakhi from brothers, means a lot to the sisters.

As brothers and sisters are leaving apart as situations demand, several options have come in hand to celebrate Rakhi apart. With the help of different online gift portals, the sisters may fill up the gap by sending beautiful rakhi gifts online to USA or India or any part of the world and the brothers can our send Rakhi gifts to India or any other place. There can be several varieties of Rakhi gift hampers like Rakhi Thali, Gold Rakhis, Silver Rakhis, and many more. The importance of a festival lies in celebrating it in a meaningful and purposeful way spreading joy to one and all. Happy Raksha Bandhan.

by: Kathy

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