1.0Holidays Todayhttps://holidays-today.com/holidaysmanagerhttps://holidays-today.com/holidays/author/managerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3j2BMdYxO5"><a href="https://holidays-today.com/holidays/raksha-bandhan.html">Raksha Bandhan 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://holidays-today.com/holidays/raksha-bandhan.html/embed#?secret=3j2BMdYxO5" width="600" height="338" title="“Raksha Bandhan 2026” — Holidays Today" data-secret="3j2BMdYxO5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://holidays-today.com/holidays/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://holidays-today.com/holidays/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/60.jpg1200630Why we celebrate Raksha Bandhan? The name of the holiday comes from two words: Raksha means “protection”, and bandhan means “to bind”. In Indian history, shakhi were used to fortify kingdoms and create alliances. One of the oldest stories associated with Rakhis was when Alexander the Great launched an invasion of the Indian subcontinent in […]