Rainy days should be spent at hope  with a cup of tea and a good article . 

Hello friends!       Hope you all are doing well in your life 

here I am back with my another article.  I hope you will like it . 

let's begin . 

All of us are known to sawan or soun (pronounced in Punjabi ) the month of rain and joy  which begins from 16th of july and ends up in 15th of August.  This is a fifth month of Nanakshahi calendar.  Monsoon is at its peak during the month of sawan . 

In Hindus,  this month is very auspicious for the devotes of Shiva.  For them it is a month of fasting.  Hindus will fast every Monday  to the lord shiva( this fast is important for young women seeking good husband)and every Tuesday to the goddess parvati . They fast until the sun goes down . In this month they follows many rituals like chanting the shiva chalisa , performs regular arti,  etc… . ladies worn bangles of different colours and applies mehndi on their hands to Express the joy . People carry out a kavar yatra to haridwar , gaumukh , gangotri and devgarh to perform abhishek with ganga water . So , this is how sawan is celebrated in hindus . 

Moving further, It is Celebrated differently in Punjab.  In this month the occasion of tiyaan or teej is celebrated.During the monsoon season from the third day of the lunar month of sawan on the bright half , up to the full moon of sawan . In past  , it was traditional for women to spend the whole month of sawan with their parents  but now All the married girls go to their maternal  home to participate in the festival for 15 days and meet their friends.  This occasion focuses on the importance of daughters and sisters . All girls get together in village green and tying swings on the trees . This festival gathers momentum in teegan gidha ( dance form of Punjab) . 

people of punjab makes a  special dish that is kheer and pua which I ate today and which gives me idea of sawan . 

In the month of sawan there is joy everywhere and everyone feels positive vibes in their surroundings because of calm weather and rains . This month are bestowed with success, happiness and prosperity.  

The drops of rain💧 make a hole in the stone , not by voilence , but by soft falling.🌧  

Thanks for reading! 

Hope all are spending their monsoon  delightfully . Comment  down how you are spending your monsoon .