Bhaubeej ( Bhai Dooj ) is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu calendar of a Kartik month. It is celebrated during the Diwali festival. It is a festival of brother and sister celebrated on the fifth day of Diwali. This festival represents the bond of love between brother and sister.
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| Bhaubeej: Bond of Love between brother-sister |
On this day, all women worships God Moon first and then to brother. Moon is considered as a first brother to every Woman. All married Women invites their brothers for a meal at their house.
After performing Aarti to the Moon, sisters perform aarti to a brother and offer them a whole coconut with a Kardoda (a red thread which a brother tie on their waist on next day) and a cloth ( a dress or a towel or a napkin or a blouse piece if brother is married) and pray to the Lord for the welfare of their brothers. Brothers in return present gifts to sisters. For those who doesn’t have brother, performs a puja to the Moon.
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