Raksha Bandhan, or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival, celebrated in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal. Raksha bandhan means "bond of protection".
2017 Date: 7 August 2017
Observances: Celebration of any brother-sister like relationship
Type of holiday: Religious celebration
Also called: Rakhi, Rakhri, Nepali: रक्ष्या बन्धन; Marathi: रक्षा बंधन; Hindi: रक्षा बन्धन, also called as Raksha Bandhana (Kannada: ರಕ್ಷಾ ಬಂಧನ), Rakhi Purnima, (Punjabi: ਰੱਖੜੀ)
