Festival's in Kumaoni Way!!!

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Festivals:

Festivals are what??? They are just Platinum Beads of a necklace called life, then what about Golden and silver Beads??? Well Golden Beads are the Moments which we live with our near and dear one's and Silver Beads is every moment of life which we live !!! Many of us know "Why" they are living as such some live for their Dream's, Some for their Parents, some for making big money and some to spend money, but very few know "How" they are living!!! Answer os this "How" the only reason why we Celebrate Festivals.

Festivals add Meaning to life, festivals are the moments which we share with our Family. Those moments which are very Special and Much More special when we celebrate them in Traditional way. 
Festival of Rakshabandhan is one of those pretty moments and 1 more Golden Bead in my Necklace of life!!! 
We all celebrate this Festival as in General way but lets know whats the true way to celebrate it, the cultural way to celebrate Rakhshabandan in Kumaon.

Rakshabandhan :
On this day every sister ties a silk knot to his brother's wrist praying for his long, blissful and wonderful life. In return Brother promises sister to always protect her in every situation of life whenever she need him.

Janopunyu
The people of Kumaon celebrate Raksha Bandhan and J anopunyu, the day on which people change their janeu (sacred thread). On this day the famous Bagwal fair is held at Devidhura in district Pithoragarh.

At distance of 45 kms from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura is famous for its Barahi temples. A very unusual fair, which attracts people from Kumaon, Nepal, and even other places, is held every year at the temple of Barahi Devi on Raksha Bandhan day. During this festival, known as Bagwal, two groups of dancing and singing people throw stones at each other, while they try to protect themselves with the help of large wooden shields. The participants don't care about the injuries and the injuries are believed to be auspicious. It is also a worth noticing fact that there had been no loss of life till today during this unusual fair.


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