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{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name = Rakhrhya {{lang-pa|ਰੱਖੜੀਆ}}
|native_name =
|type = Secular
|longtype =
|image = Threads of love rakhi, Raksha Bandhan Hindus Sikhs Jains India.jpg
|caption = Examples of Rakihrhya
|official_name = Rakhrhya
|nickname = Rakhar punya<ref>{{cite web | last=Rana | first=Yudhvir | title=AAP to debut at Rakhar Punia fair | website=The Times of India | date=2014-08-07 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/AAP-to-debut-at-Rakhar-Punia-fair/articleshow/39774999.cms | access-date=2020-10-11}}</ref>
|observedby = [[Hindus]] & [[Sikhs]]
|begins =
|ends =
|date = [[Purnima (day)|Puniya]] (full moon) of [[Sawan]]
ਸਾਵਨ ਪੁੰਨਿਆ
| date2015 = '''Saturday, August 29'''
| date2016 = Thursday, August 18
| date2017 = Monday, August 7
| date2018 = Sunday, August 26
| date2019 = Thursday, August 15
| date2020 = Monday, August 3

|week_ordinal =
|weekday =
|month =

|celebrations =
|relatedto =
}}

'''Rakhri''' or Rakhrhee ({{lang-pa|ਰੱਖੜੀ}}) is the Punjabi word for [[Raksha Bandhan|Rakhi]] and a festival observed by [[Hindus]] and Sikhs.<ref>Eleanor Nesbitt (2016) Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XebnCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=sikhs+raksha+bandhan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwil9ZXF0KjdAhXKC8AKHT35DHEQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=sikhs%20raksha%20bandhan&f=false]</ref><ref>Marian de Souza, Gloria Durka, Kathleen Engebretson, Robert Jackson, Andrew McGrad (2007) International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education. Springer [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KbdDAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA392&dq=punjab+christians+raksha+bandhan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV3_yf0qjdAhWHLsAKHS6VBygQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=punjab%20christians%20raksha%20bandhan&f=false]</ref><ref>People of India: A - G., Volume 4 (1998) Oxford Univ. Press[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&dq=punjabi++raksha+bandhan&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=+raksha+bandhan]</ref> In the [[Punjab region]], the festival of [[Raksha Bandhan]] is celebrated as '''Rakhrhya''' ({{lang-pa|ਰੱਖੜੀਆ}}).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/raksha-bandhan-is-here/article6295502.ece|title=Raksha bandhan is here!|date=2014-08-08|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref> Rakhrhya is observed on the same day of the lunar month of Sawan. It, like Raksha Bandhan, celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. Rakhri means “to protect” whereby a brother promises to look out for his sister and in return, a sister prays for the well being of her brother. According to Fedorak (2006), the festival of Rakhri celebrates "the bonds between brothers and sisters".<ref>Fedorak, Shirley (2006) Windows on the World: Case Studies in Anthropology. Nelson. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O-OGFOi9ui8C&q=rakhri+punjab+parents&dq=rakhri+punjab+parents&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5or7OubjgAhX7ThUIHVLOBOs4FBDoAQgyMAI]</ref> Married women often travel back to their natal homes for the occasion. <ref>Hess, Linda (2015) Bodies of Song: Kabir Oral Traditions and Performative Worlds in North India. Oxford University Press[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ALoUDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=natal&f=false]</ref>

A Rakhri can also be tied on a cousin or an unrelated man. If a woman ties a Rakhri on the wrist of an unrelated man, their relationship is treated as any other brother and sister relationship would be. The festival is a siblings-day comparable to Mother's day/Father's day/Grandparents day etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siblingsdayfoundation.org/articles|title=Articles - Siblings Day Foundation|access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref>

==Celebration==
A sister will tie the Rakhri on her brother's wrist and her brother will traditionally give his sister a gift in exchange. Another feature of the celebration is the consumption of sweets.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YOI1nB_zTyAC&pg=PA101&dq=raksha+bandhan+sikh+women&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCWoVChMIwba-7YnexwIVFEfbCh3lawop#v=onepage&q=raksha%20bandhan%20sikh%20women&f=false Kristen Haar, Sewa Singh Kalsi (2009) Sikhism]</ref> There is no special ceremony but a sister will sing folk songs<ref>Pande, Alka (1999) Folk Music & Musical Instruments of Punjab: From Mustard Fields to Disco Lights, Volume 1 [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CgraAAAAMAAJ&dq=rakhri++punjab+soldiers&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rakhri++]</ref> and say something along the lines of:

[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]:
<blockquote>
''ਸੂਰਜ ਛੱਡੀਆਂ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ'' 
''ਮੂਲੀ ਛੱਡਿਆਂ ਬੀਅ'' 
''ਭੈਣ ਨੇ ਬੰਨੀ ਰੱਖੜੀ'' 
'' ਜੁਗ ਜੁਗ ਵੀਰਾ ਜੀਅ '' <ref name="autogenerated1">Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa - bhag dooja by Harkesh Singh Kehal Unistar Book PVT Ltd {{ISBN|978-93-5017-532-3}}</ref>
</blockquote>

Transliteration:
<blockquote>
''Suraj chhadya rishma'' 
''mooli chhadya bi'' 
''bhain ne banni rahkhree'' 
''jug jug veera ji'' 
</blockquote>
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==See also==
* [[Raksha Bandhan]]
* [[Punjabi festivals]]
* [[Siblings Day]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Punjabi fairs and festivals}}
{{Punjabi festivals}}
{{Punjab, India}}

[[Category:Punjabi festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in India]]
[[Category:Festivals in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Customs involving siblings]]
[[Category:Summer events in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Observances held on the full moon]]

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