Karwa chaut

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Today we are going to talk about Karwa chauth.This festival is done by all the wife for their husband .

Karwa Chauth is a festival that provides an opportunity for all married women to
 get close to their in-laws. All married women observes fast that ensures the
well-being, prosperity and longevity of their husbands. This Hindu festival has
 a cultural and social significance and all Indians celebrate this festival with
 great enthusiasm. Karwa Chauth is an occasion that encourage people to gather
 and socialize with friends and family, exchange gifts and share home-cooked
meals. The gifts exchanged on this occasion reflects joy, splendor, brightness
 and happiness of a married life.
Henna application is an age old tradition that symbolizes luck and prosperity.
 Decorating hand and feet by creating intricate designs with henna is one of
the most common tradition on all occasion. It is believed that woman who get
dark color will get a loads of love and caring from her groom.
The fast of Karwa Chauth is of particular importance to
all Hindu married women in India. They believe that the festival ensures
prosperity, longevity and well-being of their husbands. The origin of this
festival was based on a very sweet and noble idea. Though this idea has lost
its true sense as today the whole outlook of this festival has changed.

In the ancient time, girls used to get married at a very early stage, and had
to go and live with their in-laws in other villages. After marriage, if she
faces any problem with her in-laws or her husband, she would have no one to
talk to or seek support from. There used to be no telephones, buses and trains
long ago. Her own parents and relatives would be quite far and unreachable.
Thus the custom started that, at the time of marriage, when bride would reach
 her in-laws, she would befriend another woman there who would be her friend
or sister for life. It would be like god-friends or god-sisters. Their
friendship would be sanctified through a small Hindu ceremony right during
the marriage.

Once the bride and this woman had become god-friends or god-sisters, they would
 remain so all their lives and recognize the relation as such. They would also
treat each other like real sisters.

Later in life, if she faces any difficulty related to her husband or in-laws,
 she would be able to confidently talk or seek help from each other. Thus,
Karwa Chauth was started to as a festival to celebrate this relationship between
 the once-brides and their god-friends (god-sisters). Fasting and praying for
husband came later and is secondary. It was probably added, along with other
mythical tales, to enhance the festival. The husband would always be associated
 with this festival, because the day of starting this holy friendship between
two god-sisters was essentially the day of bride's marriage to him. Thus,
praying and fasting for him by his wife during a celebration of her relationship
 with the god-friend would be quite logical.

Hence, the festival of Karwa Chauth was to renew and celebrate the relationship
between god-friends (god-sisters). It had a tremendous social and cultural
significance when world was not having the way to communicate and move around
easily.