Raksha Bandhan

Official name	Raksha Bandhan.
Also called	Rakhi, Rakhri, Nepali: रक्ष्या बन्धन; Marathi: रक्षा बंधन; Hindi: रक्षा बन्धन, also called as Raksha Bandhana (Kannada: ರಕ್ಷಾ ಬಂಧನ), Rakhi Purnima , (Punjabi: ਰੱਖੜੀ)
Observed by	Hindus
Type	Religious, cultural, secular
Celebrations	sister and brother get together, tie rakhi on wrist, perform aarti,^[1] mark tilak, brother promises to protect sister, sister feeds brother, brother gives gift, hugs
Date	Purnima (full moon) of Shrawan

Related to	Bhai Duj, Bhai Tika, Sama Chakeva

The festival celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.It is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister type of relationship between men and women who may or may not be biologically related. On Raksha Bandhan, a sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother's wrist with a prayer for his prosperity and happiness. This symbolizes the sister's love. The brother gives her a token gift and a promise to protect her.Raksha Bandhan, or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival, celebrated in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal.Raksha bandhan means "bond of protection". It is observed on the full moon day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar month of Shravana, which typically falls in Gregorian calendar month of August.

Raksha Bandhan is primarily observed on the Indian subcontinent.It is also celebrated by some Jains and Sikhs, and by Hindu communities in other parts of the world. The festival is also observed by Jains as a religious festival, wherein Jain priests give threads to devotees. Raksha Bandhan has been an important tradition in the history of Sikhism as well,sometimes referred to as Rakhardi or Rakhari.