Celebrating Raksha Bandhan

On August 2nd 2012, the Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan was celebrated by a number of families within our school. On Raksha Bandhan it is customary for sisters to tie a Rakhi (a crafted and decorated silk thread) onto the right wrist of their brother as a symbol of their love and protection. The brother in return pledges to take care of his sister/s.

A group of ESOL children from Rooms 7 and 9 wrote about Raksha Bandhan and what it means to them. Aki wrote that the festival was very special to him. It was a day when he felt very important. Aki received this bracelet from his grandparents.

One of Rishik's bracelets came from his female cousin in America. We thank Rishik's mother for bringing the festival to our attention. We also thank Suma from Room 25 for speaking to her peer group about the festival.