Bhau Beej

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Bhau Beej is a Hindu festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, observed on the second day after Diwali with rituals for siblings’ well-being and prosperity.

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Bhau Beej canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival
religious observance
sibling festival
associatedWithDeity Krishna
Subhadra
Yama
Yamuna
basedOnLegend Subhadra welcoming Krishna with tilak and aarti
Yamuna welcoming her brother Yama
calendarType lunar
culturalSignificance expression of mutual protection
family unity
strengthening sibling relationships
follows Diwali
hasAlternativeName Bhai Dooj
Bhai Tika
surface form: Bhai Phonta

Bhai Tika
Bhai Dooj
surface form: Bhaiya Dooj

Bhau Bij
hasMainTheme bond between brothers and sisters
prosperity of siblings
well-being of brothers
hasRitualItem aarti thali
coconut
flowers
lamps
sweets
tilak
isCelebratedOn Shukla Dwitiya of Kartik month
second day after Diwali
isObservedBy Hinduism
surface form: Hindus
isObservedIn Fiji
India
Indian diaspora communities
Mauritius
Nepal
isPartOf Diwali
surface form: Diwali festival period
occursInMonth November
October
relatedFestival Diwali
Raksha Bandhan
socialFunction affirming brother’s responsibility to protect sister
honoring sisters
typicalRitual brother gives gifts to sister
exchange of sweets between siblings
family gatherings
sister applies tilak on brother’s forehead
sister performs aarti for her brother
sister prays for brother’s long life

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yam Dwitiya hasAlternativeName Bhau Beej
Bhai Dooj hasAlternativeName Bhau Beej