Karwa Chauth 2024: Every year, married women observe the fast of Karva Chauth without consuming food and water, wishing for the long life and good health of their husbands. This time Karva Chauth fast will be observed on 20 October 2024. Married women eagerly wait for this great festival. After fasting throughout the day, she participates in the worship of Karva Mata in the evening. Then after the moon rises, they worship Chandradev and offer water arghya. Then after the puja, there is a tradition of looking at the moon and the husband through a sieve. Without this this fast is considered incomplete. Let us know why we look at the moon and husband’s face through a sieve on the day of Karva Chauth?
Why are the moon and husband seen through a sieve?
There are thousands of holes in the sieve, the number of images seen when looking at the moon depends on the number of holes. It is believed that if we look at the husband through the same filter, the age of the husband also increases by the same amount. Therefore, during Karva Chauth fast, there is a tradition of looking at the moon and husband through a sieve. It is believed that seeing the moon brings happiness and good fortune. Apart from this, special attention should be paid to the directions while offering Arghya to the moon on the day of Karva Chauth. Married women should face the north-east direction and offer water to Lord Moon. It is said that this brings happiness in married life. According to beliefs, breaking the fast after seeing the moon blesses the husband’s long life. Worshiping Shiva-Gauri, Ganeshji, Lord Kartikeya and Karva Mata on this day brings blessings of unbroken good fortune. Happiness, prosperity and prosperity come in life.
