Bhai Tika

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Bhai Tika is a Hindu festival, primarily celebrated in Nepal, during which sisters perform rituals and offer blessings for the long life and prosperity of their brothers.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bhai Tika canonical 5
Bhai Phonta 3
Bhai Bij 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
sibling festival ⓘ
alsoCelebratedIn Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
among the Nepali diaspora ⓘ
approximateGregorianMonth November ⓘ
October ⓘ
associatedWith blessings ⓘ
bond between brothers and sisters ⓘ
family reunion ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
protection ⓘ
basedOnCalendar Vikram Samvat calendar ⓘ
celebrationType domestic ritual ⓘ
centralRitual brothers give gifts or money to sisters ⓘ
exchange of gifts between brothers and sisters ⓘ
sisters apply tika on brothers’ foreheads ⓘ
sisters offer blessings for brothers’ long life ⓘ
sisters offer blessings for brothers’ prosperity ⓘ
countryOfPrimaryCelebration Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance important festival in Nepali Hindu culture ⓘ
strengthens sibling relationships ⓘ
fallsInMonth Kartik ⓘ
follows Gai Tihar ⓘ
linked to: Tihar

Govardhan Puja ⓘ
Kukur Tihar ⓘ
Laxmi Puja ⓘ
linked to: Lakshmi Puja
hasMythologicalAssociation legend of Yamraj and Yamuna ⓘ
languageVariant Bhai Tika (Nepali) ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika

भाइ टीका ⓘ
lightingPractice lighting of oil lamps around the house ⓘ
mythologicalTheme sister’s devotion protects brother from death ⓘ
occursOn fifth day of Tihar ⓘ
partOf Deepawali festival cycle in Nepal ⓘ
Tihar ⓘ
relatedFestival Bhai Dooj ⓘ
Raksha Bandhan ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualItem flower garlands ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
multi-colored tika ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
oil lamp (diya) ⓘ
sacred thread ⓘ
sweets ⓘ
typicalParticipants brothers ⓘ
sisters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yam Dwitiya → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Tika ⓘ
Yam Dwitiya → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Phonta ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika
Bhai Dooj → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Phonta ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika
Bhai Dooj → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Tika ⓘ
Bhai Dooj → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Bij ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika
Bhai Tika → languageVariant → Bhai Tika (Nepali) ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika
Bhau Beej → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Tika ⓘ
Bhau Beej → hasAlternativeName → Bhai Phonta ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Tika