Chaiti Chhath 2024 Calendar: Chhath Vrat, the great festival of folk faith in Hindu religion, is special. Chhath festival is celebrated twice a year. Chhath festival falling in the month of Kartik is known as Kartiki Chhath. The Chhath Puja that falls in the month of Chaitra is called Chaiti Chhath.
It is also famous as Yamuna Chhath. It is believed that Goddess Yamuna appeared on earth on this day. Therefore it is also celebrated as the birthday of Yamuna. Like the month of Kartik, in Chaiti Chhath also women observe a waterless fast for 36 hours for the safety of their children. Know the date, puja time and importance of Chaiti Chhath 2024 this year.
Chaiti Chhath 2024 Date
The great festival of Chhath lasts for 4 days. It starts from the Chaturthi date of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month and ends on Saptami. This year Chaiti Chhath will start from 12th April 2024 and will end on 15th April.
Chaiti Chhath 2024 Calendar
- 12 April 2024 – Nahay Khay
- 13 April 2024 – Kharna
- 14 April 2024 – Evening Surya Arghya
- 15 April 2204 – Arghya to the rising sun (Morning Surya Arghya)
How to celebrate Chaiti Chhath? (Chaiti Chhath Celebration)
Chaiti Chhath is also celebrated like Chhath falling in the month of Kartik. Women observe a fast for the health, good future and protection of their children and Chhathi Maiya, the Sun God, is worshipped. The first day of Chaiti Chhath Puja is dedicated to self-purification. On this day, fasting people eat vegetarian food consisting of gram dal, bottle gourd vegetable and rice.
On the second day, in the evening in Kharna, prasad of cow dung cake or jaggery kheer is made on mango wood, after which the devotees start the fast of 36 hours. Lord Surya has special significance in this festival, during the fast on the day of Chhath, the devotees stand in the river and first offer Arghya to the setting sun and then the next day only after offering Arghya to the rising sun, the Chaiti Chhath fast is broken.
Chaiti Chhath importance
Chhath Puja is celebrated mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Chhath Puja is an important puja performed for the attainment of children and the welfare of the family. During this time, Surya Devi should be worshiped in a faithful form. This brings prosperity, happiness and prosperity to the house.
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