For us desi's from India, its Raksha bandhan this saturday, Aug 29. A day to celebrate with brothers and ones who love us like brothers in our lives, the ones who introduce us to our favorite bands, the ones who bought us our first beer, the one who beat up the bully on the playground, the who picked us up from the airport at 5am, the ones who walked us to the mandap, the one fed our firstborn the first bite of rice, the one who doesn't care whether we wear make up or not, the one who carries our bag in the mall, the one who drives us to our boyfriend's house when our car is in the shop, the one who carries our backpacks on hikes, the one who comes over to change the lightbulb, the who always has our backs, and to all those who are always there to love and cherish and nurture us unconditionally.
On Rakshabandhan, a sister ties a sacred, decorated string - Rakhi around her brother's wrist. It is symbol that she will love him for life and a sign that he will protect her. There are plenty of stories in our mythology and history about the importance of these relationships.
Rediff India has a great slide show about the history of traditions of Rakhi, and is definitely worth a read
Here is the classic Rakshabandhan bollywood song
Another of my favorite of the Bhai Behen song from Hare Krishna Hare Ram
I am so jealous of Zeenat Aman in this movie, Dev Anand is her brother and she gets to wear the most amazing pucci print maxi's and the sunglasses ::le sigh::
Have a happy, festive love filled Rakhi and as always wear fabulous fashions
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