Hindi festival
Karva Chauth — करवा चौथ
karvā chauth
October–November
Karva Chauth is a one-day fast observed by married women for their husbands' long life. The fast is broken only after sighting the moon through a sieve.
Greetings in Hindi
करवा चौथ की शुभकामनाएँ
karvā chauth kī śubhakāmanāeṁ
"Happy Karva Chauth!"
universal
Customs & traditions
- ✦Sunrise-to-moonrise fast
- ✦Henna (mehndi) applied to hands
- ✦Looking at the moon through a sieve before breaking the fast
Traditional foods
फेणी
phēṇī
Vermicelli sweet eaten at sargi (pre-dawn meal)
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