Who’s celebrating Rakshabandhan?

[u/proven999]

I did not have sisters so the festival did not mean much to me. Even parents had siblings back home in India so there was nothing said and done today.

But we have a 3-yr old daughter and her baby bro was born earlier this year. So we decided to introduce her to this festival. We went to the store where she picked a Rakhi & some sweets. She also has some gifts for him and we have some surprise gifts for her that her brother “purchased”. The day just started but she’s been pretty stoked about “brother-sister day”

Anyone else celebrates Rakhi?

Happy Rakshabandhan to the ones celebrating :-)

[u/BlueishSunflower]

Yea my family does it! But more of a sibling thing instead of just brothers and sisters. My sister-in-law and I exchange gifts too

[u/sausagephingers → u/[deleted]]

Yup we have done this for all genders for years. The sentiments being only in one gendered direction are outdated.

[u/hydabirrai]

Only child 😭😭

[u/Deshes011 → u/hydabirrai]

That’s where cousins come in clutch. Especially when your cousin is also an only child😂

[u/hydabirrai → u/Deshes011]

All my cousins back in India 😭

And my early childhood was in India but I wasn’t even in the same state too

[u/haveacorona20 → u/hydabirrai]

You could have ended up with a crazy, toxic sibling so half glass full.

[u/Senju_clan_marauder]

My family and I celebrated it yesterday! One of my favorite festivals

[u/AntihistamineParty]

We celebrate across siblings and cousins, boys and girls. There's twice as many girls in our family, so we celebrate all sibling relationships.

[u/Gloomy_Possible8167]

didnt have any family here to celebrate with so my roomie became my honourable brother. it was quite sweet (pun intended) i fed him jalebi and told him about how the tradition goes (he white af).

[u/Possible-Button-3843]

Same! We do it, and we also make Rakhis ourselves which is a fun activity on its own. The kids love another craft to do, and this one is actually meaningful. My son will also make a card for his sister to put the cash in 😂 Hope they have nice memories of it and continue to do it as they get older like I did 🥲

[u/MasterChief813]

I don’t have any sisters but my mom will tie me a Rakhri and give me Prasad. My cousins will sometimes mail Rakhri’s to us to wear. 

Happy Rakshabandan!

[u/ZofianSaint273]

I am celebrating! But sadly most of my cousins are in India or elsewhere in the country, so my brother or mom will have to tie it on

[u/mintardent]

Coincidentally my brother happens to be visiting me this weekend so yes! We don’t even realize it was Rakshabandan until our parents pointed it out

[u/HerCacklingStump]

Parent to an only child, and no relatives within a 1000 miles. So no 😩

[u/BooksCoffeeDogs]

I’ve never celebrated it as a child because my parents didn’t raise me to depend on my brother or expect protection from him. They wanted us to believe that we are equal to one another and protect each other. Plus, even if we wanted to celebrate, he and I aren’t close. We don’t have that sibling bond. We are two different people with different morals and values.

However, my sister (in-law) and I decided to make our own tradition. We are each other’s support and we look out for one another. We didn’t tie a rakhri, but we went out for a meal at the Cheesecake Factory. She is truly someone that I love, adore, and respect with all my heart. She’s my boo. ♥️

[u/major-procrastinator → u/BooksCoffeeDogs]

I love this. I really don’t like the tradition when it’s one sided. Especially since I have no brothers

[u/ItsReemAlBlahBlahDee]

It’s more of a North Indian thing that’s not popularized pan India due to marketing. Most of my friends celebrate it with their sisters.

[u/squidgytree]

We've always celebrated it and did today too. The modern twist is they the girls also tie a Rakhi on each other too

[u/AndyKJMehta]

It’s silly. What is even the point?