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| Tuesday July 29th, 2025 |
"Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the serpent deities known as Nagas. On this day, people offer prayers and milk to these deities, seeking protection and blessings. Serpents, particularly cobras, hold a symbolic place in Hinduism as guardians of treasures and natural elements.
The festival represents harmony between humans and nature, with the Nagas believed to prevent harm and bring prosperity. Devotees honor these mysterious creatures, who often evoke both fear and reverence.
The day’s rituals often involve offering flowers, milk, and sweets to snake idols or live snakes, though modern practices caution against offering milk to real snakes.
In some regions, families create snake images from silver or wood, worshiping them to ensure safety from snake bites and other dangers.
The festival is also intertwined with mythology, such as the tale of Lord Krishna defeating the serpent Kaliya. It emphasizes respect for all living creatures as part of the natural world."
It will be another 12 years before Nag Panchami falls in the Year of the Snake again.
The festival represents harmony between humans and nature, with the Nagas believed to prevent harm and bring prosperity. Devotees honor these mysterious creatures, who often evoke both fear and reverence.
The day’s rituals often involve offering flowers, milk, and sweets to snake idols or live snakes, though modern practices caution against offering milk to real snakes.
In some regions, families create snake images from silver or wood, worshiping them to ensure safety from snake bites and other dangers.
The festival is also intertwined with mythology, such as the tale of Lord Krishna defeating the serpent Kaliya. It emphasizes respect for all living creatures as part of the natural world."
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| Your Year of the Snake with Letao Wang |
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