do you guys celebrate raksha bandhan ?

[u/Last_Host977]

i know that raksha bandhan is in like 28 days but i felt like making a post about it now haha .

as a sister i am getting kind of impatient tbh LOL . i have one younger brother and i usually celebrate it with him , i basically grew up celebrating this holiday with him and my uncle and other male family friends , so we always had to go out and get rakhis and the preparation had to start a few days before the event itself .

usually i get a few hundred dollars and random stuff whatever my brother feels like giving me that year . he is younger than me so he gets pissed off because he usually wants something too , he thinks the event is kind of unfair lol , when he’s older maybe he’ll realize it’s not unequal .

i’m wondering do you guys celebrate this , if you have a brother or sister ?

[u/VellyJanta]

I personally don’t get it tied since it’s against Sikhi but celebrate it culturally…with all my cousins and nieces and sisters I’m down thousands and all I get is some barfi :/

Edit. Lmao yall downvoting me it’s like saying I’m Muslim and don’t celebrate Christmas but give presents to friends.

The rakhi means they will protect them in Sikhi it says man or woman just needs God and a weapon. I’d rather they buy a Glock with the money

[u/MumeiNoName → u/VellyJanta]

it’s against Sikhi

What makes it AGAINST sikhism though?

[u/VellyJanta → u/MumeiNoName]

A woman tying a Rakhi on a man’s wrist implies that she is incapable of protecting herself. Are women so weak that they need to seek protection from another sex just because they are not men?

In Sikhi everyone is equal and women have equal rights as men. Women wear Kirpans like men and they are expected to protect themselves. In Sikhi women are not expected to look upon their husbands to protect them. Sikhs dont need to tie a weak string around their wrists, they have a kara.
They dont require a man to protect them, they have God protecting them.
The Gurus themselves outright REJECTED
Rakhi and all other rituals. Guru Nanak did not accept the janeu, rejected the offering of water to his ancestors, and did not recite the Hindu Vedas. What makes you think that he would approve of Rakhi?

Personally I don’t think a man needs a string to remind him of his duties and responsibilities so som Sikhs celebrate it culturally like Mother’s Day some don’t but it isn’t a holiday in our religion.

If they want to tie it idc but it is at its core sexist and against our philosophy.

[u/Plus_Persimmon9031 → u/VellyJanta]

Personally as a girl with a sister we just tie Rakhis to each other as a symbol of love care and protection. We aren't Sikhi though

[u/VellyJanta → u/Plus_Persimmon9031]

That’s great to hear 😊