Karva Chauth 2010 - Karva Chauth Festival of India

The most important aspect of Karva Chauth day is that a dawn to dusk fast is undertaken by the North Indian ladies which ends with the appearance of the moon. The fast is unique perhaps because nowhere in the world does a wife go without food or water just to pray for the longevity and well-being of her husband.

Karva Chauth festival, the big fasting day has turned into a full-fledged event in todays day and time. The occasion is growing bigger with each passing day. The Halwais, the Mehendi and Churiwallis have traditionally been busy on this auspicious day. But joining the bandwagon in recent times are the beauty parlour owners, the event managers and the restaurant owners.

Cashing in on the popularity of 'eating out' most restaurants have special menus for this special day. No wonder almost every happening-eating joint around town is offering plenty of attractive options to choose from. Various clubs organize special events on this festive day with stalls, tambola and even dance competitions. With so much feasting and fun added to it, fasting had never been so good before.

Karva Chauth 2010 will be observed on 26th October, Tuesday.

Karwa Chauth - The Fast for Long Life and Prosperity

The Indian cultural fabric is a rich one with people of various faiths and from different backgrounds mingling together as one. It is a societal canvass of many colours of lifestyles, languages, social practices, traditions, rituals and more. One of the most interesting chapters of this beautiful heritage is the festival of North and North western India called Karva Chauth.

Karwachauth is an occasion when married Hindu women pray to God for their husband's long life. Karva Chauth date falls about nine days before Diwali on the Kartik Ki Chouth - the fourth day of the waning moon or the dark fortnight, some time in October or November. Karva Chauth 2010 is on 25 October, Monday.

This occasion is considered more special for women who are observing their first Karva Chauth fast after marriage. A newly married woman is given utmost importance by relatives and immediate family members when she observes her first fast. She is showered with blessings for a blissful married life and loads of Karva Chauth gifts by her husband, mother-in-law and other relatives.

'Karwa Chauth' is a ritual of fasting observed by married Hindu women seeking the long life, well-being and prosperity of their husbands. Married women keep a strict fast and do not take even a drop of water. It is the most important and difficult fast observed by married Hindu women. It begins before sunrise and ends only after offering prayers and worshiping the moon at night. No food or water can be taken after sunrise. The fast is broken once the moon is sighted and rituals of the day have been performed. At night when the moon appears, women break their fast after offering water to the moon.