Rakhi 2009, Rakhi Celebrations, Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi, When is Rakhi?

Raksha Bandhan - Rakhi - Rakhi 2009 - When is Rakhi?

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on 'Shravan Purnima' (Full Moon Day of the Hindu month of Shravan), which generally falls in the month of August. On the auspicious day of Rakhi, sisters wake up in the morning, take bath, offer prayers to the Almighty and visit their brothers to perform the rituals of Rakhi. The ritual of Raksha Bandhan essentially includes tying of sacred thread by the sisters, on their brothers' wrist. Before tying Rakhi, the sisters would perform an aarti, apply tilak on their brother's forehead and then offer them sweetmeat / Mithai.

After the ritual of tying Rakhi is over, the brothers would give their sisters some gift or money and promise them to help them when ever they need and protect them throughout their lifetime. In fact, offering gifts to sisters is a tradition of Raksha Bandhan. Year by year, the enthusiasm amongst the brothers and their sisters, to celebrate the festival, is increasing. It is clearly visible from the wide variety of Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan gifts and sweets flocking the shelves of the stores, during the holiday. The festival bears social significance, because it symbolizes the importance of relationship between siblings.

When is Rakhi / Raksha Bandhan in 2009? Rakhi 2009 is on 5th August 2009.