Okay so I totally forgot that today is Rakhsha Bandham or Rakhi! It is a Hindu festival celebrated in India ,which celebrates the bond of brother and sister. Rakhsha Bandham
(रक्षाबंधन) means in Hindi "the bond of protection". The festival is marked by a sister tying the rakhi or holy thread on her brother's wrist. In turn, the brother vows to protect his sister while she gives him sweets. Then the siblings feed each other the sweets.
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| Sister tying the rakhi on her brother's wrist |
Some of the sweets include
laddoo, and
burfi. However currently, special
rakhi chocolates are becoming popular.The sweets are arranged in a
mithai thali which looks something like this:
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| Yummy sweets for Raksha Bandham! *w* |
What's great about this festival is that if you could always 'adopt' a brother if you don't have one. By tying the rakhi on his wrist, you have adopted yourself your own brother to protect you! So... to all my fellow Indian brothers : Happy Rakhsha Bandham!
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