The festival of “ Chhath Pooja ” will end today on 20 November in 2023. Chhath pooja have a scientific importance also. It is connected to sun , that provide us Vitamin D. Let’s know more about it.
The festival of “ Chhath Pooja ” is given special importance in Bihar , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand of India. This festival is different because unlike other festival it is celebrated in temples or houses. Instead of them it is celebrated in the nature ( Rivers ).
We celebrate it on the 6th day of Diwali. It is celebrate for four days. This year “ Chhath Pooja ” will be celebrated from 17 November to 20 November.
People worship Lord Sun and wish to be happy , Healthy and fitness for their whole family for the year.
This festival is celebrated as fast. The fast of “ Chhath Pooja ” not as easy as other fasts. It is so hard to do it. There are so many things to be kept in mind when doing this fast. Some men also participate with women in this fast. It is believed that if a women do this fast she will have a healthy and pretty child.
Government also does some preparations for the occasion of “ Chhath Pooja ”. Like make some temporary traffic and increase the security for the safety of it’s people.
This festival is devoted to lord sun and it also have a scientific importance. Sun is a very important need for life. The most importance if sun is that it provide us Vitamin D. Vitamin D is so important for us. We can generate electricity with solar energy.
Methods and Rituals of the festival “ Chhath Pooja ” –
First day of this festival is known as ‘ Nahay Khay ’ . On the day of ‘ Nahay Khay ’ people who keep fast Men or Women , get up early and take a bath and then take PRASAD as blessing of god and then keep fast for 8-10 Hours without food or water. It is called ‘Nirjala’ ( when you don’t take food or water for a bit long time ). Taking a Bath in holy River Ganga is believed good for making yourself pure. People also offer so much things in Ganga.
The fast keep goes for 36 hours. There are so many other rules , these rules must be followed by the fasting people. These rules make it a hard fast – Like you have to stay pure , Can’t sleep on the comfy bed , Onion and garlic stay prohibited.
On the third day people offer milk to the Setting Sun and the next day ( The last day of Chhath pooja ) , People offer Arghya to the Rising Sun and the fast ends.
Scientific Importance Of Chhath Pooja –
Chhath pooja have a scientific importance. There is a astronomical changes on the Shasthi Tithi. Ultraviolet rays of sun gathers on the surface of earth. It happens normally but on this day the quantity of ultraviolet rays is more than Normal. Cause of this Humans get ability to be healthy as much possible.
We all know about how important Vitamin D is , that we get from sunlight. It is a festival devoted to the Lord Sun , Lord sun is called as “ Surya Dev”.
Sunlight is so important of as. It is beneficial in our bones , Finish the Bacteria , Benificial in Blood Pressure , good in nap , helps in anxiety etc. These all show the importance of sunlight in our daily lives. So this festival also have a scientific importance also.
