Karwa Chauth 2023: Karwa Chauth, the auspicious festival, is quickly approaching. This year’s date is November 1, which is also known as Karak Chaturthi. Married ladies practise a strenuous nirjala vrat (fasting without food or drink) during this festival in order to ensure the safety and prosperity of their husbands. From sunrise to moonrise, they maintain their fast. Women observe Karwa Chauth by worshipping Lord Ganesha, Maa Parvati, Lord Shiva, and Lord Kartikeya. They also break their fast by looking at the moon.
Fasting Traditions and Participants
Married ladies break their fast with a piece of food and a sip of water from their husbands’ hands after gazing at the moon through a sieve. One significant festival ceremony is the Karwa Chauth vrat. Married males and single couples also keep the fast, however married ladies are the ones who typically observe it. While attending the celebration, there are numerous dos and don’ts that must be adhered to.
Understanding the Significance of Karwa Chauth; Do’s and Don’ts
- The colour red is associated with the Karwa Chauth festival because it is fortunate and is worn by women in the festivities. Married women can, however, also wear other colours, such as orange, pink, green, and yellow. They should stay away from white or black tints, though.
- Another significant ritual of Karva Chauth Puja is the application of mehendi on the hands and the performance of solah sringar. A day prior to Karak Chaturthi, married ladies should henna their hands and dress traditionally—preferably in red—wearing bindis, nose pins, mangalsutras, bangles, earrings, rings, and more. The mehendi and sringar represent wealth, good fortune, and a happily married life.
- Another significant rite of the Karwa Chauth vrat is sargi. Married women receive a special thali filled with presents and other culinary dishes from their mother-in-law. The Sargi should be eaten before the fast begins, as a pre-dawn meal. The thali is typically prepared such that it can supply all the nutrients and energy required. Pheni, meethi seviyan, juice, sweets, dry fruits, coconut, meethi mathri, and fruits are all included.
- Protein and carbohydrate-rich foods should be a part of your pre-dawn meal because they take longer to digest and keep you fuller for longer.
- Prior to the start of the fast, consume as much water as you can. Fatigue and headaches can both be made worse by dehydration. Another excellent addition to your liquid intake is fresh fruit juice. In the meanwhile, abstain from tea and coffee to avoid becoming acidic.
- During the Karwa Chauth vrat, women are not allowed to use knives, scissors, or needles.
- It is not advisable for expectant mothers to observe the Karwa Chauth fast since it can cause stress and negatively impact their health.
- A unique Karwa Chauth gift that daughters-in-law give to their mothers-in-law is called baya. It includes, among other things, clothing, jewellery, food, and utensils. Remember to accept your mother-in-law’s blessings when you offer the Baya.
- Since they are thought to be tamasic in nature, married ladies and their families should abstain from consuming non-vegetarian cuisine on this day.
- Before breaking the fast in the evening, married women should take part in the Karwa Chauth puja and listen to the Katha. The Nirjala Vrat is incomplete if this ceremony is not performed.
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