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Karva Chauth | |
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Observed by | Hindu and Sikh women of North and West India |
Type | Late autumn festival |
Begins | Fourth day of the waning moon fortnight (Krishna paksha) in the month of Kartik |
Date | October/November |
2010 date | October 26th |
2011 date | October 15th |
Celebrations | 1 day |
Observances | Fasting by married women |
Related to | Dussehra and Diwali |
Karva Chauth (Hindi: करवा चौथ, Punjabi: ਕਰਵਾ ਚੌਥ, Urdu: کروا چوتھ) is an annual one-day festival celebrated by Hindu and some Sikh women in North India and parts of Pakistan in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. The fast is observed in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Indian Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik, following the Autumnal Equinox.[citation needed] Sometimes, unmarried women observe the fast for their fiances or desired husbands.<Continue Reading.......>
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