Karwa Chauth is a very popular festival celebrated by
married Hindu women especially in northern parts of India. The celebration of
this festival traces its origin back to the times when wives of army men and
soldiers observed Karwa Chauth to protect their husbands. Karwa Chauth is all
about following some stringent rituals by married Hindu women, for instance,
fast for the whole day without food and water till moonrise for the longevity
of their husbands.
A survey, compiled out of the views taken from the
married women of India who observe Karwa Chauth suggests that the tough and
hard rituals that they follow through the days, for instance, fasting for the
entire day, decorating karwa chauth thali, and doing all the arrangements of the puja, are out of love and not
from any forceful compulsion.
Adding to that, most people from these younger
generations believe that celebrating Karwa Chauth is an old fashioned and
regressive custom and they often raise questions about the ritual of fasting.
Over the years since this ritual of fasting came into existence, the purpose of
this is continuously changing.
In the past, women tend to fast and observe these
rituals as an excuse to get over their mundane schedule and to meet each other.
Today, fasting is an acceptable means for the health-conscious women to detox
their bodies and keep it as healthy as possible and at the same time to show a
fervor of love for their husbands through it. So, traditions are good and
especially when that tradition is maintained, not forcefully but out of
self-choice.
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