RakshaBandhan
The occasion and its significance
Raksha Bandhan (or Rakhi) is a hindu festival but is celebrated universally across India from Jammu in the North to Kanya Kumari in South and from Porbander in the west to Silchar in the East. The occasion signifies the bond between Brothers and Sisters. Throughout India, sisters will tie a rakhi on the hands of their brothers in return of which the brothers will vow to protect their sisters.
The word Raksha Bandhan means bond of protection in Hindi. The earliest origin of Raksha Bandhan dates back to the medieval era. History states that when the kingdom of Queen Karnawati was about to be attacked by the forces of Bahadur Shah, the sultan of Gujarat, she sent a rakhi to Emperor Humayun. Touched by this gesture, Emperor Humayun took Queen Karnawati as her sister and sent his vast troops to protect Queen Karnawati
Rakhi Gifts to India
Modern Day significance of Rakhi still means the tying of the sacred rakhi by the sister on his brother hand and the brothers vow to protect her. Moreover gifts are also exchange between brothers and sister. Traditionally it's the sister's right to receive gifts from her brother when she ties the rakhi and applies tilak on his brother's fore head. A wide range of gifts are exchange, the bestsellers being sweets and chocolates.
When there are barriers of a country between the bond of brother and sister - sites such as www.SendIndiaGifts.com acts as a bridge connecting them. The sisters can send rakhis to their brothers and the brothers can in return send gifts such as sweets, chocolates, cakes, flowers, etc to the sisters. There is a vast range of gifts available on sendindiagifts.com which can be sent. When brothers receive rakhis from their sisters, there is no bound to their joy and similarly when sisters receive the gifts from their brothers, they cannot express their feelings in words. Sending of gifts conveys the message that you have been remembered on this day and the gift is a symbol of the love which they share.
Different Rakhi gifts have different significance.
Sweets traditionally acts as a "shagun" and without sweets, no festival seems to be complete
Chocolates are the modern equivalent of Sweets and have recently been replacing sweets. Youngsters tend to prefer chocolates more than sweets
Flowers are universally treated as the gift of love as it spreads sweet smell and has a great visual appeal.
Cakes signify the need for any type of celebration. A celebration seems incomplete without Cake.
Gift Vouchers are universally accepted as they give the user the flexibility to choose their own gifts
