Thursday, October 24, 2013

Karwa Chauth Celebration in India

Karwa Chauth is most famous celebration for all hindu married women, specifically in North India. They Observe Fast whole day and the good part in they get Gifts in that day from her husbands. The main reason for this fast is to pray for her husband's health and Life.

The Women wear beautiful sarees to celebrate it, and they started their fast before sun rise and they don't even take water the whole day. Mainly Karwa Chauth celebrated after four days of full moon.

Karwa means Pot and chauth meaning 4th in india. Shiva, Parbati and Kartikeye are the one prayed full day where 10 womens keep ten pots full of sweets.


Indian Traditions
Karwa Chauth in India


Now a days as modern women started following western culture, we fill that still india in a cultural country and women's still started doing the rituals by learning from her mother or mother-in-law or some of their relatives about Karwa Chauth.

Before the Karwa chauth day women's started purchasing their favorite saris, chudi, bindis, jewellery, mehndi etc from the local market or now a days from the Online store in India. 

Celebration mainly started in the Evening at home where sas and bohu exchange food packets to each other as a gift. and once the women's looking at moon by a sieve, they finish their fast by taking water from their husband, in return the husband give some gift to her.

Culture of India still have a lot in them, Just we need to keep it and share in to the Next Generation.. 

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