Rakshabandhan - connecting people and countries

Jul 31
07:18

2015

Jeet Singh

Jeet Singh

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The post office of India is full of envelops and couriers to be delivered throughout the world. Sisters send their love and wishes in the shape of a beautiful thread, also called as rakhi, wrapped in a beautiful envelop. The preparation for the Rakshabandhan celebration starts way before the festival even arrives

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Rakshabandhan celebrates the relation between brothers and sisters. It is believed that by tying a rakhi to the beloved brother will result in a life full of luck and wealth for the brother. Although these are just the myths revolving around rakhi. It is celebrated mostly not for these legends and myths but for showing gratitude to the brother for always being there for the sister. And in return the brother gives gifts to the sister to show his love and respect.

It is celebrated by Hindus,Rakshabandhan - connecting people and countries Articles Jains and some Sikhs as well. The post office of India is full of envelops and couriers to be delivered throughout the world. Sisters send their love and wishes in the shape of a beautiful thread, also called as rakhi, wrapped in a beautiful envelop. The brothers receive the envelop and by the looks of it, they can guess what holds inside. The brothers are overwhelmed with love to see that their beloved sister took out time to send them rakhi.

It is often seen that sisters are more emotional and respectful towards the relationship but this trend is quickly changing as the brothers are sending hampers for their sister as well. Rakshabandhan is celebrated on shravanpurnimaevery year. The preparation for the Rakshabandhan celebration starts way before the festival even arrives. Rakshabandhan has turned into a big family get-together. Rakshabandhan is one day where the extended family gets to celebrate fun times together apart from weddings.

On the auspicious day of Rakshabandhan, the sisters visit their brother’s house loaded with gifts and beautiful rakhis. Once the sisters tie a rakhi on their brother’s wrist and perform a small puja for their beloved brother. The brothers then give beautiful hampers to their sisters as a token of gratitude. Siblings start looking for the perfect gift for their sisters or brothers. The brothers especially have a hard time finding Rakshabandhan gift ideas for sister. But nowadays, the brothers can find the perfect rakhi gift ideas for sister by surfing online. If they know how their sister is like, it’s not a tough task to find what will define their sisters.

There are many rakhi gift ideasavailable on the internet. You can gift your beloved sister some delicious hampers available online, like baskets full of chocolates and nuts. It is necessary to gift something to the sisters as a sign of respect and gratitude. Sisters are the driving force of any brother’s life. Though Rakshabandhan was considered to be linked with only brothers, the meaning and significance has been changing slowly with time.

Rakshabandhan has now begun to be more about the precious sisters. Brothers throughout the world don’t forget to gift their sisters with unique gifts that is equivalent of the amount of love they hold for their sister. Rakshabandhan also brings together siblings who have had a bittersweet relationship. Knowing that Rakshabandhan could bridge the gap, Rabindranath Tagore, supported Rakshabandhan as a festival for bringing together countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.