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Raksha Bandhan ((ベンガル語:রাখী বন্ধন) (ヒンディー語:रक्षा बन्धन)) is also called Rakhi Purnima (রাখীপূর্ণিমা) or simply Rakhi or "Rakhri", in many parts of India. The festival is a Hindu festival and is also a secular festival which celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. The festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister relationship between men and women who are relatives or biologically unrelated.〔〔 The festival is observed by Jains too, as a religious festival as on Raksha Bandhan, Jain priests give threads to devotees.〔 The festival is also celebrated by many communities as a secular festival.〔Peggy Holroyde, Muhammad Iqbal, Dharam Kumar Vohra (1973) East Comes West: A Background to Some Asian Faiths ()〕 This secular aspect is observed among all people, irrespective of their religion, in West Bengal and Punjab.〔Gupta, Hari Ram (1978) History of the Sikhs: The Sikh lion of Lahore, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839 ()〕 Various fairs are held in Punjab to mark the occasion.〔(Census of India, 1961: Punjab )〕 On Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a ''rakhi'' (sacred thread) on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her. The festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of the Hindu lunisolar Nepali calendar.〔S. Sehgal (1999), Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, Vol 3, ISBN 978-8176250641, pp 536-537〕 Raksha Bandhan is primarily observed in India, Mauritius and major parts of Nepal. It is also celebrated by Hindus in parts of Pakistan, and by some Non Resident Indian people and Non Resident Nepali around the world.〔(Guyanese in London, NY observed Raksha Bandhan ) Guyana Chronicle (August 2013)〕 ==Religious festival== Raksha Bandhan as a religious festival focuses on performing the aarti and saying prayers prior to tying the rakhi. The prayers draw inspiration from the Hindu scriptures. The other religious feature is the application of the tilak on the forehead of the person wearing the rakhi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raksha Bandhan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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