About Raksha Bandhan and interesting facts about Raksha Bandhan

  Raksha Bandhan is observed on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shravan. The festival of Rakshabandhan is celebrated every year on the day of Shravan Purnima. The first one is Purnima Guru-Purnima, which is dedicated to gurus and teachers. Before that there is Buddha Purnima and before and that also Chaitra-Purnima. So the full moon is called Shravan-Poornima, this festival of Raksha Bandhan is dedicated to the relationship of love and duty of brother and sister.                                 

 Importance of Raksha Bandhan                          

On Rakshabandhan, sisters tie rakhi to their brother. The brother assures their sister to always accompany and protect them. This tradition is very popular in our India, and it's a very big festival of Shravan Purnima. Rakshabandhan means a unique relationship of protection, in which sisters tie a thread of rakhi to their brothers wrist, this thread is also tied with the spirit of friendship, which we also call the thread of friendship. Raksha Bandhan it is a relation of Raksha.
 Therefore, Raksha Bandhan is such a festival, when all the sisters go to their brothers' house, and tie a rakhi to their brothers, and say "I will protect you and you protect me". And it is not necessary that they be their own real brothers, they tie a rakhi to anyone else and perform sister's relationship. So this practice is quite prevalent in this country. We have a centuries-old tradition of tying rakhi on Rakshabandhan. Each full moon is dedicated to a rough celebration. The most important is to celebrate life. All brothers and sisters should celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan with a lot of best wishes, taking responsibility for the love and duty of each other. 

 When was the first Raksha Bandhan celebrated

            

It is believed that during the Mahabharata, it is believed that Draupadi tied a rakhi on Krishna's wrist when he had injured his finger while flying the kite. When Krishna's hand was bleeding, Draupadi tore a piece from her saare and tied it around his hand. 

                

In return, Krishna told her that he would always be there to protect Draupadi."So as per his promise to protect her he came to protect Draupadi during the cheer haran". This is how the Festival of Raksha bandhan started.

 NOW IT'S TIME TO HUNT SOME FACTS ABOUT RAKSHA BANDHAN 

1. Raksha Bandhan Festival is also known by some different names that is "Rakhi Purnima", or "Rakhi", or "Rakhri" around the country. But most of people prefer to say Raksha Bandhan. 

2. Raksha Bandhan is not only celebrated in India it also celebrated in some ather countries too, some of them are, Nepal, Mauritius, Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Sri Lanka, UAE, and still other. 

3. Raksha Bandhan not only celebrated by Hindus and Jains in India or around the world. This festival is jointly organized by other religious too, which includes the Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Christians. Muslim Women Tie Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan. 

4. The Story of Lord Krishna and Draupadi According to the old belief, Lord Krishna cut his hand while flying a kite. then Immediately, Draupadi tore a piece of cloth from her saree and tie it on the Lord Krishna's hand. In return, Lord Krishna promised her that he will protect Draupadi in any condition. Then as per his promise Lord Krishna protected her during Cheer Haran.
 5. Raksha bandhan is a festival of Exchanging Gifts After sister tied the knot on her brother's wrist, brother gives money to their sisters as part of shagun. Sometime, brother give gifts to his sister as part of celebration. 

6.Raksha Bandhan's festival date varies each year. The festival falls on the Shravan Purnima which is a full moon day of shravan month (shravan purnima). 

7. one of the strange fact about raksha bandhan is. Hridaya it's an NGO they started celebrating Raksha Bandhan in an unique way. They promotes men ties rakhis on women seeking protection from the 'misuse' of section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. 

8. The Story of Alexander the Great and Porus it's a historical event, it is believed that the King Porus restrained Alexander the Great from killing because Alexander's wife sent him a rakhi.
9. To protect the trees, rakhis are still bound on trees. 

10. The festival of protection is known as coconut Purnima in Maharashtra, India.