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  2. Raksha Bandhan - Wikipedia

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    Sisters tie rakhi to brothers and wish immortality. Political parties, offices, friends, and educational institutions celebrate this day with a new hope for a good relationship. In Maharashtra, among the Koli community, the festival of Raksha Bandhan / Rakhi Pournima is celebrated along with Narali Pournima (coconut day festival). Kolis are the ...

  3. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government.

  4. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Teejdi or Kajri Teej. Third day after Raksha Bandhan "Teejdi" is a festival of Sindhis.

  5. Shravana (month) - Wikipedia

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    Raksha Bandhan also called Rakhi Purnima or simply Rakhi in many parts of India and Nepal, is a Hindu religious festival. [6] The festival signifies and celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on Shravana Purnima (Full Moon). In simple words, Raksha bandhan means "Bond of Protection". [7]

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    Texas Independence Day. World Teen Mental Wellness Day. Read Across America. National Banana Cream Pie Day. March 3. World Wildlife Day. World Birth Defects Day. Employee Appreciation Day. World ...

  7. Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created ...

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    For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

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    Within Texas: 1-3 business days Delivery in large cities like Dallas, Austin, or Houston tends to be faster (1–2 days), while rural areas may take slightly longer.

  9. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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    Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or Rakhi, [17] [18] is a popular, traditionally Hindu, annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture.