This is a moment where sister takes-on all pain brother has and brother promises sister to protect her from all odds in life. Brothers give sweets, gifts and mementos to cherish this pure relation.
That is not must that only real brother and sister celebrate this festival? It is also celebrated by people who share that relational bond (it may be cousins, a good friend or a person you trust). This festival has no boundaries of culture, cast, society and geography.
This is celebrated all across the glob where people know the value of this festival. In case where brothers and sisters live at distance, sister sends rakhi to brother and brothers send gifts to sisters. It’s not a thread which connects them; it’s a feeling which connects them.
This festival has high value and meanings attached to it in history and mythology and that is the only reason it is still followed with the same purity in our culture. In ancient times, ladies used to tie rakhi to warriors for whishing them long life and care. And there are number of examples in history where two people have started sharing this bond without looking into cultural differences and become exemplary to society. (I.e. Rani Karnavati of Chittor sent a rakhi to the Mughal Emperor Humayun when she was threatened by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Humayun abandoned an ongoing military campaign to ride to her rescue.)
So do celebrate rakhi with your loved ones this year, send gifts to sister and send rakhi to brothers to make this rakhi memorable. Let your brother and sister feel cared, loved and special.
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