By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday greeted the nation and Indians living abroad on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, which celebrates the love and affection between brothers and sisters.
“The festival is a special occasion to celebrate the bond of love between a brother and sister. It also marks a re-affirmation of traditional family values,” the prime minister said.
Celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana, Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi falls on Tuesday this year.
On Rakhi, sisters tie decorative threads on their brother’s wrist, symbolic of their love, and the brothers in return give them gifts and vow to protect them.
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