Rakhi festival

[raina]

Hi Guys,

As you know, Rakhi festival is coming. What's your gifting ideas on Rakhi for your brother and sister? Please share with me.

 

[editec]

Note being a Hindu, I had to look it up

Rakhi is a festival of siblings of opposite sex which symbolizes the love and the emotional bond between them. The graceful relationship between brothers and sisters has so much regard and magnitude for the Hindus that an entire day of the year is devoted by Hindu Religion for the celebration of this pious relationship. The Hindu Community celebrates this special day like a festival and calls it 'Rakhi' or 'Raksha-Bandhan'. The literal meaning of 'Raksha-Bandhan' is 'the bond of protection'. On Rakhi day it is a custom that the brothers make a promise to their sisters to protect and safeguard them against all the evil forces.

Safe guarding my sister against "all evil" is a mighty tall order.

I'm still working out the details of that for myself, but if I land upon the formula for safeguarding myself against all evil, I'll certainly pass it along to her.

In the meanwhile, perhaps I'll just send her lawyers, guns and money.

They're always an appropriate gifts in these modern times.

At least, they are according to Warren Zevon