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Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to sacrifice for his well being.

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  • Karwa Chauth
rdfs:comment
  • Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to sacrifice for his well being.
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dbkwik:religion/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
relatedto
  • Dussehra and Diwali
celebrations
  • 86400.0
Date
  • --10-07
  • --10-19
  • October/November
observances
  • Fasting by married women
Type
  • Spring festival
holiday name
  • Karwa Chauth
observedby
  • Hindu women of North India
begins
  • chaturthi tithi after the full Moon.
abstract
  • Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to sacrifice for his well being.
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