Rakshabandhan festival The festival of Rakshabandhan is celebrated every year on the day of Shravan Purnima. Its first full moon was Guru-Purnima, which was dedicated to gurus and teachers. Before that there was Buddha Purnima and before that there was Chaitra-Purnima. So this full moon is called Shravan-Purnima, this festival of Raksha-bandhan is dedicated to the relationship of brother and sister's love and duty. Significance of Rakshabandhan On Rakshabandhan, sister ties Rakhi to her brother. Brother assures his sister to always support and protect her. This tradition is very popular in our India, and it is a big festival of Shravan Purnima. On this day the Yagyopaveet is changed. Rakshabandhan means a unique relationship of protection, in which sisters tie the thread of Rakhi to their brothers, but this thread is also tied with the spirit of friendship, which we also call the thread of friendship. This name has been kept in English now, but Raksha Bandhan was already there, i...
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