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{{Infobox holiday <br />
|holiday_name = Sama Chakeva<br />
|type = Hindu<br />
|image = <br />
|imagesize = 250px<br />
|caption = Performing after the day of chhath<br />
|official_name =<br />
|nickname = Sama Chakeba{{cn|date=October 2018}}<br />
|observedby = Hindu<br />
|litcolor = <br />
|longtype = Cultural, Historical, Religious<br />
|significance = signifies the brother and sister relationship<br />
|begins = The day after Kartik Shashthi<br />
|ends = Kartik purnima<br />
|date = <br />
|scheduling = <br />
|duration = 7 days<br />
|frequency = <br />
|date2013 = 10–17 November<br />
|date2014 = 06 November<br />
|date2015 = <br />
|date2016 = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Sama Chakeva''' or '''Sama Chakeba''' is a [[Hindu]] festival, originating from the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is a festival of brothers and sisters. It is celebrated in November and commences when birds begin their migration from the [[Himalayas]] down towards the plains of India. According to the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', the festival, which includes folk theater and song, celebrates the love between brothers and sisters and is based on a legend recounted in the [[Purana]]s. It tells the story of Sama, a daughter of [[Krishna]] who had been falsely accused of wrongdoing. Her father punished her by turning her into a bird, but the love and sacrifice of her brother Chakeva eventually allowed her to regain human form. The celebration starts from the night of [[Chhath]] puja. This is the 7th day of the month of Kartik. Young, mostly unmarried girls assemble near the ghats of chhath with a basket containing small idols of sama and chakeva, candles, kohl, clay made daily use appliances etc. at night. They sing traditional songs, perform some rituals, like making kohl, exchanging baskets. This celebration continues till Kartik Purnima. On the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima, girls take a dip in river and the idols of sama and chakeva are immersed in the river.<ref>Bishnu K Jha, (22 November 2012). [http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/mithila-s-submerged-in-sama-chakeva-celebrations/story-yeEeRXFEx5y6nZWkhTqN7K.html "Mithila's submerged in Sama-Chakeva celebrations"]. ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Retrieved 8 November 2017.</ref><ref>Sunita Pant Bansal (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=fQB3Fkc3Tl4C&pg=PA71 ''Encyclopaedia of India''], pp. 71-72. Smriti Books, {{ISBN|8187967714}}</ref><br />
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