Jitiya: Know dates and more – A festival to celebrate motherhood

Jitiya (also known as Juitiya or Jivitputrika) is a festival to celebrate motherhood among women. This day women keep fast for well-being of their children. It is a Nirjala (Fast without water)vrat for 24 hour. This year, it will be celebrated on 14th of September to 15th of September.

Jitiya is a Hindu festival. It is mostly celebrated by mothers in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand state of India and Mithila region of Nepal.

The festival is observed for three-days during the Krishna Paksha in the lunar month of Ashwin. Krishna Paksha is basically the waning phase of the Moon.

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