![]() ![]() This emotional and psychological bond would be considered akin to a blood relationship. The bride's friend would usually be of the same age (or slightly older), typically married into the same village (so that she would not go away) and not directly related to her in-laws (so there was no conflict of interest later). The friendship would be sanctified through a Hindu ritual during the marriage ceremony itself. Being new to the family, the custom arose of befriending another woman as her friend ( kangan-saheli) or sister ( dharam-behn) for life. With the custom of arranged marriage being prevalent, the newlywed is supposed to reside with her husband and in-laws. Īnother story about the origin of this festival relates to the bond of feminine friendship. Big earthen pots in which wheat is stored are sometimes called Karwas, so the fast may have begun as a prayer for a good harvest in this predominantly wheat-eating Northwestern region. The festival also coincides with the wheat-sowing time (i.e., the beginning of the Rabi crop cycle). Their wives would often pray for their safe return. One hypothesis is that military campaigns were often conducted by men in far off places whereby men would leave their wives and children at home to go off to the war. Karwa Chauth is mostly celebrated in Northern India. In Sanskrit scriptures, the festival is addressed as Karka Chaturthi, Karka meaning an earthen water pitcher and Chaturthi denotes fourth day of lunar Hindu month. Karva is another word for ' pot' (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means 'fourth' in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or Krishna paksh, of the month of Kartik). 4 Popular cultural aspects and critiques. ![]()
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