Raksha Bandhan significa un legame che ti protegge . Il tuo legame alla conoscenza, alla verità, al Sè, al maestro etc. In questo giorno la sorella lega un rakhi, un braccialetto di filo, intorno al polso del fratello dicendo: io ti proteggerò, tu mi proteggerai.
Raksha Bandhan, anche conosciuto come Rakhi, è una festività celebrata per rendere omaggio al sacro legame tra fratelli e sorelle. Questo giorno rappresenta l'amore incondizionato e l'affetto tra fratelloe sorrella ( anche metaforici, che si sceglie di essere come tali).
Questa festività viene celebrata ogni anno, nel giorno di luna piena del mese di Shravan (Agosto) e viene osservata da hindu, jaina e sikh.
Durante questo giorno una sorella lega un colorato rakhi, un braccialetto di filo, che simboleggia amore tra i fratelli, intorno al polso del fratello. La cerimonia simboleggia per l'appunto l'amore della sorella e le sue preghiere per il benessere e la salute del fratello che a sua volta promette di proteggerla e guidarla nel corso della vita.
Come parte della tradizione, il fratello fa dei doni alla sorella che simboleggiano amore e affetto.
Il festival inizia eseguendo il tradizionale arti e si conclude con delle preghiere.
Per l'occasione vengono organizzati speciali eventi, attività divertenti, bazaar. Negozi e mercati sono abbelliti con colorati e accativanti disegni di rakhi, doni e dolci per celebrare l'occasione.
Un altro modo popolare per inviare gli auguri di rakhi è quello di condividere animate e affascinati cartoline disponibili online.
Raksha Bandhan è il tempo perfetto per mostrare amore e affetto cerso i tuoi fratelli e sorelle e rafforzare il legame. Su cosa aspettate :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan:
Mythical and Historical Occurrences and Mentions
Indra Dev
In a war between Gods and demons, Indra was defeated by demons. Then
Indra consulted his Guru Brahaspati . In the meantime Indra’s wife
Shachi said, “Dear husband! Tomorrow I shall tie a holy thread around
your wrist.”The Veda- mantras were chanted by the Brahmans, chanting of
Omkar was done and Shachi, with her resolve tied the thread around the
right wrist of Indra. It enhanced the power of mind, decision–making,
Bhava and merits. That power of resolve made Indra successful in
defeating the demons and bringing victory for the Gods.
Santoshi Ma
Ganesh
had two sons, Shubh and Labh. On Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh's sister
visited and tied a rakhi on Ganesh's wrist. Finally, Ganesh conceded the
demand, and Santoshi Ma (literally
the Mother Goddess of Satisfaction) was created by divine flames that emerged from Riddhi and Siddhi.
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Krishna and Draupadi
Another incident from the epic
Mahabharat concerns
Krishna and
Draupadi, the wife of the
Pandavas.
She had once torn a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around
Krishna's wrist to stanch the bleeding from a battlefield wound. Krishna
was touched by her action and declared her to be his sister, even
though they were unrelated. He promised to repay the debt and then spent
the next 25 years doing just that. Draupadi, in spite of being married
to five great warriors and being a daughter of a powerful monarch,
trusted and depended wholly on Krishna.
King Bali and Goddess Laxmi
According to a legend the Demon King
Bali was a great devotee of Lord
Vishnu. Lord Vishnu had taken up the task to guard his kingdom leaving his own abode in Vaikunth. Goddess
Lakshmi wished to be with her lord back in her abode. She went to Bali disguised as a woman to seek refuge till her husband came back.
During the Shravan Purnima celebrations, Lakshmi tied the sacred
thread to the King. Upon being asked, she revealed who she was and why
she was there. The king was touched by her goodwill for his family and
her purpose and requested the Lord to accompany her. He sacrificed all
he had for the Lord and his devoted wife.This thread was yellow that
made yellow Raksha Bandhan popular among brothers and sisters.
Thus, devotion to the Lord. It is said that since then it has been a
tradition to invite sisters in Shravan Purnima for the thread tying
ceremony or the Raksha Bandhan
Yama and the Yamuna
According to another legend, Raksha Bandhan was a ritual followed by Lord
Yama (the Lord of Death) and his sister
Yamuna,
(the river in northern India). Yamuna tied rakhi to Yama and bestowed
immortality. Yama was so moved by the serenity of the occasion that he
declared that whoever gets a rakhi tied from his sister and promised her
protection, will become immortal.
Alexander the Great and King Puru
According to one legendary narrative, when
Alexander the Great
invaded India in 326 BCE, Roxana (or Roshanak, his wife) sent a sacred
thread to Porus, asking him not to harm her husband in battle. In
accordance with tradition,
Porus, a
Katoch
king, gave full respect to the rakhi. On the battlefield, when Porus
was about to deliver a final blow to Alexander, he saw the rakhi on his
own wrist and restrained himself from attacking Alexander personally.
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Rabindranath Tagore & Rakhi
Tagore's vision of celebrating Raksha Bandhan was totally different.
According to him Rakhi is not only a festival of the siblings but it's a
celebration of mankind and of humanity. He promoted the concept of
unity and harmony among all members of the society. He believed that it
is the responsibility of all the members of the society to help and
protect each other and encourage a harmonious social life. For him
Rakshabandhan festival is the celebration of fellow feeling and concern.
Especially in today's context Tagore's vision is very much applicable
as it teaches us to think and care for others. The history behind this
festival dates back to the year 1905 when the British empire decided to
divide Bengal, a state of British India on the basis of caste and
religion. That time Rabindra Nath Tagore arranged a ceremony to
celebrate Raksha Bandhan to strengthen the bond of love and togetherness
between the Hindus and the Muslims of Bengal and together fight against
the British empire. He used the platform of Raksha Bandhan to spread
the feeling of brotherhood. It was his vision to spread the nationalist
spirit among people from different ethnic groups. His literary works
have always transcended race, gender, religion and geographical
boundaries. In his works and his beliefs he has always felt that it is
important to have freedom of mind irrespective of race, religion and
culture.
According to him if we can think beyond our religion and caste than
only we can become true human beings. So to spread this message of love
he thought Raksha Bandhan to be the most appropriate day to spread this
message. Rabindranath Tagore in Shantiniketan started congregations like
Rakhi Mahotsavas. This invoked trust and feeling of peaceful
coexistence. The festival for them is a symbol of harmony. The tradition
continues as people tie rakhis to the neighbors and close friends. It
is a festival denoting National sentiments of harmony. So if we look
into the actual significance of this festival in today's world, which is
full of crisis and strife, these kinds of rituals hold the key to
peaceful existence. The auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan can be used as a
potent tool for social change, which could ultimately envelop everyone
in a permanent bond of love and friendship. Tagore used a white threads
for Raksha Bandhan thus made white Raksha Bandhan popular among Friends.
His poem on Raksha Bhandan: "Banglar mati Banglar jal (May the Earth
and Water of Bengal be blessed, O Lord)".
Interesting facts about Rakhi
Yama, the lord of death, was blessed with eternity as his sister
Yamuna tied up a Rakhi thread on his wrist. Since that time the festival
of Raksha Bandhan is associated with tying of Rakhi thread.
Lord Krishna was left with a bleeding finger, after Shishupal's
death. To stop bleeding, Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, tore a
strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist. Touched
by her concern, Krishna declared that he would protect her and promised
to repay the debt manifold, and spent the next 25 years of his life
doing just that.
Queen Karmavati of Chittor had sent a Rakhi to Humayun to protect her
from Bahadur Shah. Humayun, then engaged in an expedition against
Bengal, turned back to carry out his sacred brotherly duty and tried to
protect her but was too late. Chittor had already fallen and the Rani
had immolated herself in the Rajput custom of Jauhar.
Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet used the occasion of the
Raksha Bandhan as a community festival and gave a call to tie a rakhi
amongst all Hindus and Muslims so as to maintain peace and harmony
between them and spread the nationalist spirit among people from
different ethnic backgrounds.
Rani Karnavati and Emperor Humayun
A popular narrative that is centered around Rakhi is that of
Rani Karnavati of
Chittor and
Mughal Emperor Humayun,
which dates to 1535 CE. When Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of the
king of Chittor, realised that she could not defend against the invasion
by the Sultan of Gujarat,
Bahadur Shah, she sent a Rakhi to Emperor
Humayun. Touched, the Emperor immediately set off with his troops to defend Chittor.
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Humayun arrived too late, and Bahadur Shah managed to sack the Rani's
fortress. Karnavati, along with a reported 13,000 other women in the
fortress, carried out
Jauhar
on March 8, 1535, killing themselves to avoid dishonor while the men
threw the gates open and rode out on a suicidal charge against Bahadur
Shah's troops.
[17][18] When he reached Chittor, Humayun evicted Bahadur Shah from fort and restored the kingdom to Karnavati's son, Vikramjit Singh.
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Although contemporary commentators and memoirs do not mention the Rakhi
episode and some historians have expressed skepticism about it, it is
mentioned in one mid-seventeenth century Rajasthani account.
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Other festivals on this day
In southern and central parts of India including
Kerala,
Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka,
Maharashtra and
Odisha, this day (i.e.
Shravan Poornima day), is when the
Brahmin community performs the rituals of
Avani Avittam or
Upakarma.
Balarama Jayanti
This is also celebrated as Shri Baladeva birth Ceremony. Lord
Krishna's elder Brother Prabhu
Balarama was born on this Poornima.
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Raksha Bandhan celebrations in India and Nepal
While Raksha Bandhan is celebrated all over the country, different parts of the country mark the day in different ways.
In Nepal, Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on shravan purnima. It is also
called Janaeu Purnima (Janaeu is sacred thread and purnima means full
moon). Janaeu is changed in this day, in Brahmins and Kshetry families. A
sacred thread is tied on wrist by senior family members and relatives.
Nepalese people enjoy this festival, eating its special food "Kwati", a
soup of sprout of seven different grains.
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Abhinaya
consists of the musical accompaniment which includes poetry, lyrical or
narrative, which is set to music and rhythm. The vachikabhinaya of the
Natya where the actors themselves use speech is replaced by the music
accompanying the dance. In Nritta musical accompaniment utilizes svaras
of a melody in a given rhythmic cycle. The poetry is interpreted by the
dancers. The actual interpretation consists of portrayal of
sancharibhavas of Sthayi bhava.
In
the angas and upangas, abhinaya portion depends on the gesture of the
hands and face, especially on the movements of the eyes, eyebrows and
eyeballs. The movements of the head, chest and the thighs are also
important. The movement of the feet is less significant in this portion.
The feet movement is governed by the demands of the theme. The hands
have been grouped under the categories of the single-hand gestures and
double-hand gestures. Movement of the hand is the vehicle of an entire
language of gesticulation. Hand movement is the focal point around which
everything else revolves. All the primary hand gestures of both
varieties can be used to convey ideas and emotions and symbols. The
Universe, the seven spheres, the oceans, rivers, planets, human beings,
and animals can be represented through hand-gesticulation. Movement of
hands, eyes and eyeballs, are employed in samanyabhinaya and
chitrabhinaya. Facial and head movements are important as the hasta in
the abhinaya technique of the dance. The movement of the eye balls and
eyebrows is related to its corresponding vyabhicharibhava, the Sthayi
bhava and the rasa.
