The beauty of Raksha Bandhan is
that the day and date changes each year, which adds fun to our holiday spirits,
and leave planning shenanigans!
Brothers need to know the date, so as to arrange their travel plans (and
finances, in case the sis is expecting a big haul!), and Sisters need to finish
their Rakhi Shopping in time as well. The excitement surely builds to a
crescendo as the date gets nearer.
In 2022, the beautiful and fun day of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on
Thursday, the
11th of August. This date is determined from the Hindu Calendar known as
Panchang. People living in India well know that all major festivals keep
changing dates each year, due to Panchang's dates.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on Shravan Purnima day (full-moon night), and as
this varies from year to year, the
date falls due on 11th of August in 2022.
We are pretty sure you have calculated the Pros and Cons of having Raksha
Bandhan on a Thursday, and towards the end of the month. So, what’s good and
bad about Rakhi being on this date?
We like:
i) Since it's the end of the week, all the business folks will most probably
will be taking the day off completely - no more prioritizing business over
leisure!
ii) Less Traffic on Roads if you are planning to visit your sibling's place
iii) Services like ours, which courier your rakhis, will get the entire week
available to deliver in time. We will have till saturday to ensure timely
delivery
We dislike:
i) Weekend!! Who combined two holidays into one, and reduced our holiday
schedule?
ii) If you work on Saturdays, then you get to take only one day off for such a
major occasion
iii) Even Independence Day is on the coming Monday! The holiday Gods seem
unusually unfavorable in this month!
Ultimately, the beauty of Indian festivals is the capricious nature of the
dates, which add an aura of mystique and fun to most occasions! There is an
indescribable joy in looking up the date of an occasion, and mentally
calculating the goods and the bad, right?!
Knowing the exact Rakhi date is not just for fun – there are other reasons as
well why you need to keep a tab on it.
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Helping sisters plan – The festival of Raksha Bandhan revolves around sisters. Sisters need to plan the celebration in advance by selecting and purchasing suitable rakhi threads for their brother or brothers, as the case maybe. Also, they need to customize the rakhi thread according to different brothers as everyone has their own choice and one rakhi thread would not be suitable for all. Take kid brothers, for instance who would be thrilled with a cartoon rakhi thread. The same cartoon rakhi
thread won’t be suitable for grown-up brothers though. A fair
bit of time needs to be set aside to visit markets, and pick
suitable rakhis for all. Hence it's best that you look up the
date, and plan your schedule well in time.
In addition to Rakhi threads, sisters also present gifts to their brothers which involves advance planning too. If a sister lives in a separate city, state or country from her brother, she would need to either plan her travel for the festival or send her rakhi threads and rakhi gifts by courier or invite her brother to come to her home to plan the celebration suitably.
All this takes time and advance planning, so knowing the date
well in advance does help |
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Helping brothers plan – Brothers too, need to know when Raksha Bandhan exactly is to make travel arrangements or to intimate their sisters otherwise so there is clarity in planning. In cases where travel is needed, the brother needs to plan and book his tickets in advance as getting train or air tickets around Raksha Bandhan time would become almost impossible due to the sheer number of people travelling. Even roads get clogged with traffic jams, so it would be smart to travel to the sister’s residence a day in advance so you don’t spend Raksha Bandhan morning trying to manoeuvre your way through the traffic. In case a sister lives out of town, one might want to apply for leave in advance (in case of salaried brothers) if one wants to extend the stay in another city, state or country.
Buying a memorable gift for a sister also becomes convenient when one is aware of the exact date of Raksha Bandhan celebration since shopping for loved ones is not always a quick affair. Allocating adequate time in advance for shopping is a smart idea especially when buying gifts online as the delivery will take some days. One can get the gift delivered directly to the sister’s residence (in case it is different from your own) to ensure timely delivery of the thoughtful gift.
August is also one month where malls and markets are chock-full
of sale and discounts. So brothers should definitely keep a tab
on the dates, so as to swing the perfect deal.
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Building excitement - Children love festivals and look forward to their celebration weeks in advance. They enquire excitedly about when the next upcoming festival will be and can get quite restless in the absence of an urgent answer. Parents can satisfy their child’s curiosity and help him or her plan something nice in advance when they are aware of the date themselves. Be it creating a greeting card or getting a special dress ready for the occasion, parents can keep their child excited by knowing the exact date of the celebration. Asking the kid brother or sister to select a gift online and order it for the sibling as a surprise will give children another thing to look forward to with excitement.
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Planning other Family functions or events – Indian Weddings involve several days of celebration and usually comprise of three to four functions that need to be planned exhaustively in advance. Knowing when Raksha Bandhan is, if the wedding is around the same days is important to avoid keeping any important family-related function on the same date as everyone will be preoccupied with Rakhi celebration.
Apart from weddings, keeping even simple parties for friends will not be a good idea on Raksha Bandhan as one’s friends may be out of town.
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Helping Companies Plan - Companies need to plan their calendar and know when important festivals are to make a realistic plan for their meetings and programmes. This is where the knowledge of the date of Raksha Bandhan comes in handy.
It would be a major faux-pax to schedule a meeting or a town
hall on the day of Raksha Bandhan as an example. This is
particularly important for MNCs which may have non-Indian
managers. A good cultural sensitivity in knowing Rakhi dates
would go a long way in cultivating employee loyalty. Some good employers also like to organise events around culturally important festivals or give gifts to ensure and enhance employee satisfaction. |
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Employees - Even if one doesn’t have a sibling to celebrate the festival of Rakhi with, one can still enjoy the holiday most companies give for its celebration to relax and rejuvenate.
Rakhi deals and discounts in various eateries and malls
would just sweeten the deal! |
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Planning festival- related events – Schools & housing
societies also nowadays like to organize fun activities and
competition for kids (e.g. Rakhi making competition). To handle
the logistics of such an event (invitation, activities, prizes
etc) smoothly, the preparations must begin well in advance. So
we hope you are going through this page at the opportune moment,
instead of at the last minute! |
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Knowing when Rakhi is useful for a number of reasons. Now that you know the important date, start your advance planning to stay on top of things.
If you happen to be super late, atleast with the gifts part; we can
surely help, as we have a range of Online Rakhi Gifts, to make
Raksha Bandhan 2022 a memorable one for you and your sibling. So we
do hope you enjoy the Rakhi festivities to the fullest, this 11th of
August 2022 |
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Last Updated: 1st July 2019
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