🌸 Sindhi Festivals and Traditions 🌸

Sindhis celebrate a variety of unique and meaningful festivals, deeply rooted in mythology, spirituality, and togetherness. Below is a curated list of Sindhi festivals still celebrated across India.

• 1. Cheti Chand: Birth of Lord Jhulelal, Sindhi New Year with rituals and river worship.
• 2. Sagra (Sacred Thread): Women fast and tie sacred thread for their husbands' well-being.
• 3. Mahalakshmi's Sacred Thread (Sagro): 16 days of devotion to Goddess Lakshmi.
• 4. Fasting Rituals: Mondays, Saturdays, Gyaras & Umaas observed with fasting and reflection.
• 5. Teejri: Mehendi, fasting, swings, singing, moon offerings.
• 6. Akhan Teej: Serving sharbat and prasad to quench thirst.
• 7. Un-Matyo: Shravan ritual of simple eating with gram flour dishes.
• 8. Ban Badhri: Offering jaggery & flour to insects, inviting daughters home.
• 9. Somvati Umaas: Silent dip in sacred water for purification.
• 10. Nandhi & Vaddi Thadri: Lolas & Rotes prepared, no cooking on Thadri day.
• 11. Janmashtami, Ram Navmi & Shivratri: Celebrated with bhajans, thaadal, and feasts.
• 12. Tirmoori (Makar Sankranti): Ladoos & chikki sent to daughters, celestial significance.
• 13. Dussehra: Ramlila & burning of Ravana effigies.
• 14. Diyaaree (Diwali): Lamps, Laxmi Puja, sweets, Mollawaro torches.
• 15. Giyaras of Kati: Day of charity & vibrant giving.
• 16. Navratri: Nine days of devotion, fasting, Garba-like dances.
• 17. Nariyal Purnima (Raksha Bandhan): Sisters tie rakhis, coconuts offered to Varun Devta.
• 18. Shraadh: Honoring ancestors with food & charity.
• 19. Nagapanchmi (Gogro Festival): Folklore of Gogro, harmony with nature & snakes.
• 20. Holi: Festival of colors, springtime joy, story of Bhagat Prahlad.