What Raksha Bandhan is
A Hindu festival in which sisters tie a rakhi thread around their brothers’ wrists and brothers pledge protection in return.
It falls on the full moon of the month of Shravana and is kept most widely in northern and western India and in Nepal.
When it falls, and why the date moves
The countdown at the top of this page is live, and the date beneath it is the next occurrence. The date comes from a lunisolar calendar, which follows the moon but adds a leap month every few years to stay in step with the seasons. That is why it drifts earlier for two or three years and then jumps back.
It is grouped here under Hindu, alongside the other observances that share its calendar.
What is coming up next
Once this date passes, the countdown moves straight on to the next occurrence — you do not need a different page for next year. See the full list of upcoming events, or use the countdown timer for a date of your own.
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