Bhai dooj is a Hindu festival which is celebrated two days after Diwali, the festival of lights. Bhai dooj (in Hindi), is known as Bhaubeej in Marathi, Bhai beej in Gujarati, Bhai phota in Bengali. It occurs on a new moon night in Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar. Usually it falls in October/November.
This festival is celebrated by sisters for the well being and long life of their brothers. They offer prayers and good wishes to their brothers. On the day, sisters worship and pray for their brothers. They put an auspicious tilak, made from vermilion or sandalwood paste, on the forehead of their brothers and perform aarti of theirs as a mark of love and protection from evil forces. If the sister is elder, brother touches her feet and she blesses her brother with rice grains and dubya grass. It is a belief that anyone who receives a tilak from his sister on this day is saved the agony of evils or hell-fire.
Sisiters prepare sumptuous, mouth-watering food including sweets for brothers on Bhai dooj day. In return, brothers offer gifts to their sisters expressing their love on the occasion. Brothers also pledges protection and support to their sisters on the day. On Bhai dooj after the rituals, the family members engage into singing songs, play games and other entertainment that is enjoyed by all.
As per the Hindu mythology, on Bhai dooj day Yamraj, the Lord of Death, visits his sister Yami. She welcomed him warmly and cordially by applying a tilak on his forehead. She prays for his brother’s well being and long life. The festival is celebrated mostly in the northern India.
But now it is being celebrated all over India including , , , . Hindus living in other parts of the world also celebrate this occasion which enhances the bond of love between sisters and brothers.
This festival is celebrated by sisters for the well being and long life of their brothers. They offer prayers and good wishes to their brothers. On the day, sisters worship and pray for their brothers. They put an auspicious tilak, made from vermilion or sandalwood paste, on the forehead of their brothers and perform aarti of theirs as a mark of love and protection from evil forces. If the sister is elder, brother touches her feet and she blesses her brother with rice grains and dubya grass. It is a belief that anyone who receives a tilak from his sister on this day is saved the agony of evils or hell-fire.
Sisiters prepare sumptuous, mouth-watering food including sweets for brothers on Bhai dooj day. In return, brothers offer gifts to their sisters expressing their love on the occasion. Brothers also pledges protection and support to their sisters on the day. On Bhai dooj after the rituals, the family members engage into singing songs, play games and other entertainment that is enjoyed by all.
As per the Hindu mythology, on Bhai dooj day Yamraj, the Lord of Death, visits his sister Yami. She welcomed him warmly and cordially by applying a tilak on his forehead. She prays for his brother’s well being and long life. The festival is celebrated mostly in the northern India.
But now it is being celebrated all over India including , , , . Hindus living in other parts of the world also celebrate this occasion which enhances the bond of love between sisters and brothers.
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