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SUMMARY:Raksha Bandhan
DESCRIPTION:Raksha Bandhan (or Raksha Bandhana) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters\, and families\, on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima)\, or around July and August. This day is also called Brother and Sister Day. \nIs Raksha Bandhan a Public Holiday?\nRaksha Bandhan is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. \nWhat Do People Do?\nThe festivities of Rakhi Bandhan begin at day break where people wear new clothes and gather for worship. Traditionally\, the sister ties a rakhi or raksha bandhan\, a bracelet made of interwoven red and gold threads and amulets\, around their brother’s wrists while offering a prayer of happiness and prosperity. The brother then offers his sister gifts such as a piece of jewelry or money\, while promising to protect her under any circumstances. During this exchange\, the brother and sister traditionally offer each other sweets. \nAfter performing all these rituals\, the whole family gathers together to enjoy in the festivities. They celebrate with food\, sweets\, gifts\, music and dance. It is a day to reflect on family memories as well as other family members who live far away. \nIn Nepal\, the festival is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. The Brahmins put the rakhis around everyone’s wrist and it is worn until Diwali. \nPublic Life\nRaksha Bandhan is a restricted holiday in India\, so government offices and many businesses are closed on this day. It is not a nationwide public holiday in countries such as Australia\, Canada\, the United Kingdom\, and the United States. \nBackground\nRaksha Bandhan is based on the battle between the deities and the demons where the king of the deities\, Lord Indra feared that they were going to lose to the demons. The wife of the king\, Indrani (Shashikala) prepared a sacred thread with her religious power and tied it around her husband’s right wrist in hopes that it would protect him from the demons. Her hopes came true when the deities defeated the demons later that day and Lord Indra returned to her safely. \nThe occasion involves more than a celebration among brothers and sisters but also a pledge of moral\, cultural and spiritual values. The festival and rituals of Raksha Bandhan has become so important to Hindus that brothers and sisters try to visit each other in order to bring back the solidarity of the family\, binding the family together in an emotional bond of love. \nSymbols\nRakhi has been a symbol of seeking help or protection from the powerful ones by the weaker ones. The translation behind this ceremony comes from the word Raksha meaning protection and Bandhan meaning the verb to tie.  The Raksha bandhan or rakhi symbolizes a “thread of protection”.
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SUMMARY:Janmashtami
DESCRIPTION:Krishna Janmashtami (Krishnashtami\, Saatam Aatham\, Gokulashtami\, Astami Rohini\, Srikrishna Jayanti\, Sree Jayanthi\, Janmashtami) is one of the most important Hindu festivals that celebrates the birth of Krishna\, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava\, which is usually in August or September. \nIs Janmashtami a Public Holiday?\nJanmashtami is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. \nWhat Do People Do?\nMany people fast until the sighting of the new moon\, which is followed by a full night vigil that commemorates the birth of Krishna at midnight. There are ceremonies and prayers at temples\, as well as rituals that are performed in different areas such as bathing the idol of the infant Krishna\, dressing it in new clothes and jewelry\, and then placing his image in a silver cradle with toys. \nSome areas have performances such as folk dramas that depict scenes from Krishna’s life in Mathura. Other areas have rituals that include pots that have money\, curds\, and butter that are hung high over the streets\, and boys form human pyramids to try to break the pot\, which is held in Maharashtra and known as Govinda. The event is accompanied with a feast of 108 dishes\, a number that has come to be identified as religious by the faithful. Traditional processions are held as part of the celebrations. \nPublic Life\nKrishna Janmashtami is a gazetted holiday in India so government offices and many businesses (including local offices and shops) are closed. It is not a nationwide public holiday in countries such as Australia\, Canada\, the United Kingdom and the United States but some cities may hold large celebrations for the Janmashtami festival. \nBackground\nThere are numerous legends that tell the life of Krishna. He is known for his mischievous pranks such as tricking people out of their freshly churned butter or stealing clothes while they bathed in the river. Krishna is known for defeating the 100-headed serpent\, Kaliya\, by dancing it to submission. \nSymbols\nThere are many paintings\, sculptures and classical dances that depict the life of Krishna\, which typically show him as a child dancing and holding a ball of butter. He is also often shown as the divine lover\, playing the flute and surrounded by adoring women. \nThe climbing games reflect the stories of Krishna\, who as a boy loved milk and butter so much that they had to be kept out of his reach. \nLadies draw patterns of little children’s footprints outside that are walking towards their house to symbolize the entry of the infant Krishna into his foster-home or their homes.
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