Karwa Chauth 2022 Highlights: Women Break Fast With The First Sighting Of Moon
Karwa Chauth day is also known as Karak Chaturthi (करक चतुर्थी). Karwa or Karak refers to the earthen pot through which water offering, known as Argha (अर्घ), is made to the moon.
Background
New Delhi: Karwa Chauth fasting is observed during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of Kartik; however, Ashwin month is now in effect during Karwa Chauth according to the Amanta calendar used in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Southern India. Karwa Chauth is observed on the same day in every state; the only difference is the name of the month.
One of the most significant celebrations for married women is Karwa Chauth, especially in northern and western India. Women observe a day-long fast (which includes refraining from drinking water) and offer prayers for their husbands' long lives and successful marriages on this day.
On the fourth day of Krishna Paksha Chaturthi, which falls during the Hindu month of Kartik, people observe a fast for Karwa Chauth. Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on October 13 this year.
Karwa Chauth day is also known as Karak Chaturthi (करक चतुर्थी). Karwa or Karak refers to the earthen pot through which water offering, known as Argha (अर्घ), is made to the moon. Karwa is very significant during Puja and it is also given as Dan to the Brahmin or any eligible woman. Compare to South Indian states, Karwa Chauth is more popular in North Indian states. After four days of Karwa Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami Vrat is observed for the wellbeing of children, according to the Drik Panchang.
Every year, married Hindu women mark the one-day festival of Karwa Chauth, during which they fast from dawn to moonrise and offer prayers for their husbands' health and longevity. Unmarried ladies who pray in the hopes of finding a desirable life partner also commemorate the event.
Karwa Chauth honours the magnificence of marriage and the piety of the bond between a couple. This day is important because it symbolises the love that women have for the tradition of marriage.
Karwa Chauth 2022: Food items
Sargi is a dish made out of parantha, pheni (a sweet prepared with milk and semolina), and assorted sweets and fruits. There are ten Matthis and ten puas (a sweet made of jaggery) and a scrumptious halwa.
Karwa Chauth 2022: Sringar items
- Applying henna mehndi on the feet and palms.
- Fashionable glass bracelets in many colours.
- Makeup products include mascara, eyeliner, kajal, lipstick, rouge, sindoor, bindi, and so on.
- Mangalsutra, maangtika, rings, necklaces, bracelets, earring sets, anklets (payals), toe rings, nose rings, and other lovely and traditional jewellery pieces.
Moon Sighted In Different Cities Across India
Thousands of women across the country will now break their fast with the first sight of moon. Bollywood celebrities will also open their fasting period with the first sighting of the moon with rituals.
Moonrise Timing In Different States
Check out moonrise timing in different states:
#KarwaChauth | When will the moon be sighted in these 8 cities? pic.twitter.com/eQzHf3cJTz
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