Hindu Rakhi Bracelets

Join us for our final "Show Your Colors" program of the summer. Tuesday, August 5, 1:00 pm in the Richins Auditorium at the Kimball Junction Branch. We will be making Hindu Rakhi Bracelets to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival traditionally celebrated on the full moon in late July or early August.

For Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie sacred red threads, or rakhi, around their brothers' wrists. "Raksha" means "protection" and "Bandhan" means "tying together" or "fastening". The Rakhi itself is a red thread with beads, stones, or other embellishments, that symbolizes the unbreakable bond between siblings. The tradition of tying Rakhis can extend beyond siblings, to friends and neighbors tying Rakhis as an expression of love.

We'll have red thread, beads, baubles and all things sparkly for you to make a Rakhi bracelet for someone special.

This program is designed with elementary school children in mind. Small beads and threading needles will present a choking hazard.