While scrolling down the newspaper, gotta see news on Kareena not fasting on Karwa Chouth. News says the top actress not ready to fast for husband ""I don't need to starve to prove my love. I am not going to fast. I am a Kapoor... I can't live without food. I would celebrate it by eating, working, by promoting my film,".
Being the celebrity, the news was plotted with stars. Going through the readers comments on the news which includes married to Muslim, no need to follow Hindu practices, Won't say against following Roza in Ramzan, fatwa if says so, double standards, comparison with Gauri K, good if followed to maintain ZERO figure etc. I am not sure why readers are so curious on her fasting or not fasting. Its her decision.Its her life, let her live on her way... ryte.
Eating or not eating does not mean loyalty, utmost love, implicit faith, total surrender. Fasting on a particular day is just tip of the iceberg of what is filled in inside is just an exhibition to only for husband not for whole world which is nothing wrong as per Hindu rituals, customs and systems. Every ritual is based on certain norms and traditions, values. Unfortunately we follow them but conveniently forget its reasons behind it. Anyways, Kareena is Hindu or Muslim after marrying a Muslim is her problem and whether she has faith in its culture, ethos and system or not is her problem and even otherwise she had no symptoms of following it therefore nothing is lost if she does not follow.
What is Karwa Chouth?
Karwa Chauth (करवा चौथ) is an one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India and the Indian state of Gujarat in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands, sometimes, unmarried women observe the fast for their fiancés or desired husbands.
Karwa is another word for 'pot' (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means 'fourth' in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or krishna paksh, of the month of Kartik). The festival coincides with the wheat-sowing time (i.e., the beginning of the Rabi crop cycle). Big earthen pots in which wheat is stored are sometimes called karwas, so the fast may have begun as a prayer for a good harvest in this predominantly wheat-eating region
No one can exactly confirms the origin of the Festival 'Karwa Chauth', one story is about the God-Friend or God-sister.....Earlier, barely teenagers girls used to get married, go and live with their in-laws in very remote villages. Everyone would be a stranger there for the new bride. In case she had any problems with her husband or in-laws, she would have no one to talk to or seek support from. Her own parents and relatives would be quite far and unreachable. People had to walk almost a whole day to go from one place to other. Once the girl left her parent's home for in-laws, she might not be back before long. Thus the custom started that, at the time of marriage, when bride would reach her in-laws, she would befriend another woman there who would be her friend (kangan-saheli) or sister (dharam-behn) for life. It would be like god-friends or god-sisters. Their friendship would be sanctified through a small Hindu ceremony right during the marriage. The bride's friend would usually be of the same age (or slightly older), married into the same village not directly related to her in-laws. Emotionally and psychologically, it would be very healthy and comforting for the bride to have her own 'relative' near her. They would treat each other like real sisters. During any issues later in life, involving even the husband or in-laws, these women would be able to confidently talk or seek help from each other. Thus Karva Chauth started as a festival to celebrate this special bond of friendship between the brides and their god-friends . The notion of praying and fasting for the husband came much later. It was probably added, along with other mythical tales, to enhance the meaning of the festival. In any case, husbands would always be associated with this festival, because the day of starting this friendship between two god-sisters was essentially the day of bride's marriage to him.
There are numerous tales in Indian mythology endorsing the Karwa Chauth...
One is of Queen Veeravati who began a strict fast after sunrise but, by evening, was desperately waiting for the moonrise as she suffered severe thirst and hunger. Her seven brothers couldn't bear to see their sister in such distress and tricked her by mirrored moon. Mistakenly Queen broke her fast and heard bad news of her beloved King is dead. Heartbroken, she wept through the night until her shakti compelled a Goddess to appear and ask why she cried. The Goddess revealed how she had been tricked by her brothers and instructed her to repeat the Karwa Chauth fast with complete devotion. When Veervati repeated the fast, Yama was forced to restore her husband to life. There are also stories of Draupadi and Pandavas, Satyawan and Savitri which has been linked to this holy festival.
A few days before Karva Chauth, married women would buy new karvas (spherical clay pots) -- 7"-9" in diameter and 2-3 litres capacity -- and paint them on the outside with beautiful designs. Inside they would put bangles and ribbons, home-made candy and sweets, make-up items, and small clothes. The fast begins with dawn. Fasting women do not eat during the day, and some do not drink any water either. it is customary to give and exchange painted clay pots filled with put bangles, ribbons, home-made candy, cosmetics and small cloth items (e.g., handkerchiefs). Karwa Chauth is celebrated primarily by women and because beauty rituals and dressing-up are a significant part of the day, the festival is seen as an event that bonds women together.
In Modern North Indian society, Karwa Chauth is considered to be a romantic festival, symbolizing the love between a husband and wife. It has been celebrated in Bollywood movies such as 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Baghban' even TV advertisements effectively using the festival to launch the products.
Karwa is another word for 'pot' (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means 'fourth' in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or krishna paksh, of the month of Kartik). The festival coincides with the wheat-sowing time (i.e., the beginning of the Rabi crop cycle). Big earthen pots in which wheat is stored are sometimes called karwas, so the fast may have begun as a prayer for a good harvest in this predominantly wheat-eating region
No one can exactly confirms the origin of the Festival 'Karwa Chauth', one story is about the God-Friend or God-sister.....Earlier, barely teenagers girls used to get married, go and live with their in-laws in very remote villages. Everyone would be a stranger there for the new bride. In case she had any problems with her husband or in-laws, she would have no one to talk to or seek support from. Her own parents and relatives would be quite far and unreachable. People had to walk almost a whole day to go from one place to other. Once the girl left her parent's home for in-laws, she might not be back before long. Thus the custom started that, at the time of marriage, when bride would reach her in-laws, she would befriend another woman there who would be her friend (kangan-saheli) or sister (dharam-behn) for life. It would be like god-friends or god-sisters. Their friendship would be sanctified through a small Hindu ceremony right during the marriage. The bride's friend would usually be of the same age (or slightly older), married into the same village not directly related to her in-laws. Emotionally and psychologically, it would be very healthy and comforting for the bride to have her own 'relative' near her. They would treat each other like real sisters. During any issues later in life, involving even the husband or in-laws, these women would be able to confidently talk or seek help from each other. Thus Karva Chauth started as a festival to celebrate this special bond of friendship between the brides and their god-friends . The notion of praying and fasting for the husband came much later. It was probably added, along with other mythical tales, to enhance the meaning of the festival. In any case, husbands would always be associated with this festival, because the day of starting this friendship between two god-sisters was essentially the day of bride's marriage to him.
There are numerous tales in Indian mythology endorsing the Karwa Chauth...
One is of Queen Veeravati who began a strict fast after sunrise but, by evening, was desperately waiting for the moonrise as she suffered severe thirst and hunger. Her seven brothers couldn't bear to see their sister in such distress and tricked her by mirrored moon. Mistakenly Queen broke her fast and heard bad news of her beloved King is dead. Heartbroken, she wept through the night until her shakti compelled a Goddess to appear and ask why she cried. The Goddess revealed how she had been tricked by her brothers and instructed her to repeat the Karwa Chauth fast with complete devotion. When Veervati repeated the fast, Yama was forced to restore her husband to life. There are also stories of Draupadi and Pandavas, Satyawan and Savitri which has been linked to this holy festival.
A few days before Karva Chauth, married women would buy new karvas (spherical clay pots) -- 7"-9" in diameter and 2-3 litres capacity -- and paint them on the outside with beautiful designs. Inside they would put bangles and ribbons, home-made candy and sweets, make-up items, and small clothes. The fast begins with dawn. Fasting women do not eat during the day, and some do not drink any water either. it is customary to give and exchange painted clay pots filled with put bangles, ribbons, home-made candy, cosmetics and small cloth items (e.g., handkerchiefs). Karwa Chauth is celebrated primarily by women and because beauty rituals and dressing-up are a significant part of the day, the festival is seen as an event that bonds women together.
In Modern North Indian society, Karwa Chauth is considered to be a romantic festival, symbolizing the love between a husband and wife. It has been celebrated in Bollywood movies such as 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Baghban' even TV advertisements effectively using the festival to launch the products.
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