Rakhri

Rakhrhya Punjabi: ਰੱਖੜੀਆ
Examples of Rakihrhya
Official name Rakhrhya
Also called Rakhar punya
Observed by Hindus Sikhs Christians
Date

Puniya (full moon) of Sawan

ਸਾਵਨ ਪੁੰਨਿਆ
2017 date Monday, August 7
2018 date Sunday, August 26
2019 date Thursday, August 15
2020 date Monday, August 3

Rakhri or Rakhrhee (Punjabi: ਰੱਖੜੀ) is the Punjabi word for Rakhi and a festival observed by Hindus and Sikhs.[1][2][3] In the Punjab region, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated as Rakhrhya (Punjabi: ਰੱਖੜੀਆ).[4] Rakhrhya is observed on the same day of the lunar month of Sawan. It, like Raksha Bandhan, celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. Rakhri means “to protect” whereby a brother promises to look out for his sister and in return, a sister prays for the well being of her brother. A Rakhri can also be tied on a cousin or an unrelated man. If a woman ties a Rakhri on an unrelated man, their relationship is treated as any other brother and sister relationship would be. The festival is a siblings-day comparable to Mother's day/Father's day/Grandparents day etc.[5]

Celebration

A sister will tie the Rakhri on her brother and her brother will give a gift. Another feature of the celebration is the consumption of sweets.[6] There is no special ceremony but a sister will sing folk songs[7] and say something along the lines of:

Punjabi:

ਸੂਰਜ ਛੱਡੀਆਂ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ
 ਮੂਲੀ ਛੱਡਿਆਂ ਬੀਅ
 ਭੈਣ ਨੇ ਬੰਨੀ ਰੱਖੜੀ
 ਜੁਗ ਜੁਗ ਵੀਰਾ ਜੀਅ
[8]

Transliteration:

Suraj chhadya rishma
mooli chhadya bi
bhain ne banni rahkhree
jug jug veera ji

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eleanor Nesbitt (2016) Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press
  2. ↑ Marian de Souza, Gloria Durka, Kathleen Engebretson, Robert Jackson, Andrew McGrad (2007) International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education. Springer
  3. ↑ People of India: A - G., Volume 4 (1998) Oxford Univ. Press
  4. ↑ "Raksha bandhan is here!". The Hindu. 2014-08-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Articles - Siblings Day Foundation". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ↑ Kristen Haar, Sewa Singh Kalsi (2009) Sikhism
  7. ↑ Pande, Alka (1999) Folk Music & Musical Instruments of Punjab: From Mustard Fields to Disco Lights, Volume 1
  8. ↑ Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa - bhag dooja by Harkesh Singh Kehal Unistar Book PVT Ltd ISBN 978-93-5017-532-3
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