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  2. Karva Chauth - Wikipedia

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    Karva Chauth 2018 Date 27 October In certain regions of Bengal, Northeast India, and Bhutan, notably during the Karva Chauth celebrations, a distinctive tradition is observed where teenage boys actively participate in the festivities and join married women in the fasting rituals. The practice is believed to symbolize a collective aspiration for ...

  3. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    On Karva Chauth, the married women, especially in Northern India, fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. [18] [19] [20] The Karva Chauth fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

  4. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu harvest festival dedicated to Sun God Surya, celebrated in North and East India on the sixth day of the month of Kartika September – October: Navratri: Floating Hindu festival celebrating the first day of the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar October – November: Karva Chauth: Floating

  5. Bhai Dooj - Wikipedia

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    Bhai Dooj (Hindi: भाई दूज) in the entire Northern part of India, observed during the Diwali festival. In Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is also known as Bhaiya Dooj. It is widely celebrated by Maithils in Nepal and Bihar as Bhardutiya and people from various other ethnic

  6. List of Hindu festivals in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali. [11] Karwa Chauth: Fourth day after Kartik full moon: Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon. [4] [13] [page needed] Kartik Poornima: Full moon of Kartik: A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed ...

  7. Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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    Karak Chaturthi (Karvā Chauth): It is celebrated on Chaturthī of Krishna Paksha (waning lunar phase) of Kārtika Month as per the Purnimanta calendar. During this vrata, Parvati and Shiva are worshipped, along with Kartikeya and Ganesha. The day is also known as Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi. [2]

  8. Fenia (food) - Wikipedia

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    They have a ritualistic importance for the Karva Chauth festival (celebrated in parts of Northern & Western India) where, along with Lapsi and dry fruits, they are part of the sargi ensemble consumed just before the fast associated with the festival begins.

  9. Punjabi festivals - Wikipedia

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    The fasting women collectively sitting in a circle, while doing Karwa Chauth puja, singing song while performing the feris (passing their thalis around in the circle) Karu-ay is the Punjabi name for the fast of Karva Chauth. [94]