What is use of Karva Chauth, festival of hindu ladies?

Question

For ladies / for gents?

Answer 1

Karva Chauth is a day where married women fast throughout the day and pray for the good health and long life for their husbands.

At a glance it is easy to see the benefit is more for the men. However there are hidden benefits to the woman from this festival.

Fasting in general has tremendous health benefits. The body does a natural detoxification during this time. Fasting also stresses on the control of the senses and desires mainly hunger.

Spending the whole day in prayers is again a highly spiritual activity. The women receive the blessing of the Lord for their prayers.

Lastly a point to note, althought there are good points to it, I will never encourage my wife to observe Karva Chauth..:)

Answer 2

Karwa Chauth Festival
'Karva Chauth' is the festival observed by the married women of our country. It is celebrated for ensuring wedded bliss and wishing long life for their husbands and children. A married woman who observes this vrat or fast is called' Saubhagyavati' (joyous and happy state of wifehood). It is one of the most famous fasts among the Indian married women. The fast of Karva Chauth is of particular importance to Hindu women as they believe it ensures the well-being, prosperity and longevity of their husbands. The origin of this festival was based on a very noble idea. Though this idea has lost its true sense as today the whole outlook of this festival has changed. This Hindu festival has a cultural and social significance. It is mostly celebrated in the northern part of India with great enthusiasm. On this day woman apply mehendi (henna) on their hands and worships the moon. The festival of Karva Chauth has an extraordinary observance rate among married Hindu women in the northern part of India in places like Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. On this day married women keep a fast for the well-being and long life of their husbands. The celebration of Karva Chauth varies from region to region depending on the culture and traditions of that state.

Karva Chauth is observed on the fourth day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin, which is also called Kartik according to some calendars. There are various traditions and rituals associated with the celebration of Karva Chauth. The important rituals involving the festival include worshipping 'karvas' spherical clay pots with symbols for married women and sweets. They are later exchanged with other married women. People observe fasts all days long, then worship the 'karva' and the elderly woman of the family narrates the legend of Karva Chauth (the narration of Vrata Katha). Then they wait for the moon to rise and as soon as the moon is sighted, prayers are offered to the moon. The fasting women first observe the moon through a sieve and then break their fast. The first sip of water and the first bite of food are offered by the husband. Later on sumptuous dinner is served as a part of the celebration.

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Answer 3

The fast of Karva Chauth is of particular importance to Hindu women as they believe it ensures the well-being, prosperity and longevity of their husbands. The origin of this festival was based on a very sweet and noble idea. Though this idea has lost its true sense as today the whole outlook of this festival has changed. Long time back, girls used to get married at a very early stage, and had to go and live with their in-laws in other villages. If she had any problems with her husband or in-laws, she would have no one to talk to or seek support from. Her own parents and relatives would be quite far and unreachable. There used to be no telephones, buses and trains long ago.
Thus the custom started that, at the time of marriage, when bride would reach her in-laws, she would befriend another woman there who would be her friend or sister for life. It would be like god-friends or god-sisters. Their friendship would be sanctified through a small Hindu ceremony right during the marriage. Once the bride and this woman had become god-friends or god-sisters, they would remain so all their lives and recognize the relation as such. They would also treat each other like real sisters.
During any difficulty later in life, involving even the husband or in-laws, these women would be able to confidently talk or seek help from each other. Thus Karva Chauth started as a festival to celebrate this friendship (relationship) between the once-brides and their god-friends (god-sisters). Praying and fasting for the sake of husband came later and is secondary. It was probably added, along with other mythical tales, to enhance the festival. In any case, husband would always be associated with this festival, because the day of starting this holy friendship between two god-sisters was essentially the day of bride's marriage to him. Thus praying and fasting for him by his wife during a celebration of her relationship with the god-friend would be quite logical.

Thus, originally Karva Chauth is once a year festival to renew and celebrate the relationship between god-friends (god-sisters). It had a tremendous social and cultural significance once when world lacked the ways to communicate and move around easily.

Answer 4

Nothing. Ladies do all for their own. They do nothing for husband. They want husband to be alive so that he can fulfil all demands of wives. Ladies are not interested in long life of husband, they are interested in personal easy life. A day before karva chauth, ladies give a LONG list of items to husband for the benefit of husband / wife. No wife is ready to ask husband: What do you want on karva chauth? No lady is ready to cook desired food on day of karva chauth or a day before or after karva chauth. She can do anything on karva chauth. Demanding any thing from wife on karva chauth is bad, very bad. But can she return gift a day after karva chauth? Should not she ask on any day in a year / in half year / in quater / in 2 month/ in 1 month / in fortnight / in week / in day: What do you want? Ladies do all for personal benefit. They befool husband in the name of karva chauth. Real love is in present and not in long life.

Answer 5

what do u mean by asking the use of karva chout. it confirms the bond between the husband & wife.these festivals keep our culture & heritage alive.it encourages the family together ness & spreads love & affection in the family members .don't u think these reasons are enough to celebrate karva chout ?

Answer 6

"she o" is nothing but a kid who thinks he has grown up and while answering doesn't care about the thinking behind the asker.
____________ karwa chauth is a fast even without water done by married women so that they could increase the life of their husbands one and they could get their husband in next seven births_____

Answer 7

Basically it is a festival of HINDU.The main purpose seems to be increase understanding between wife & husband in order to build up a better society. IN this context it may be noted that a family is the unit of society. Better family means better society.

Answer 8

if we see from the scientific point of view its good for the health to having one day fast but from the religion point of view a women have it for the good health and long life of her husband.

Answer 9

THEY WISH AND WANT LONG LIFE FOR THEIR HUSBAND.