Sawan 2025: Why does the new bride celebrate the first Sawan after marriage in her maternal home? Know the emotional and religious significance..

First Sawan After Marriage: The month of Sawan is not only a symbol of rain and greenery in Indian culture, but is also a festival of faith, love, and family relations. This month is especially important for married women and new brides. Women for whom this is the first Sawan after marriage, prepare especially for this festival. From doing 16 Shringar to getting good wishes from their parents and in-laws in the first Sawan. However, the month of Sawan, which is considered the most romantic for couples, is the month the new bride is sent from her in-laws to her parents. There is a tradition in India that in the Hindu religion, after marriage, the new bride celebrates her first Sawan in her parents' house. In Sawan, she is bid farewell by her in-laws.

But do you know what the reason is for this? The bride celebrates the first Sawan after marriage in her parents' house; there is a spiritual reason as well as a social and emotional aspect. Let's know the reason.

Emotional bonding and home affection

After marriage, for the new bride, her parents' house is not just a place, but her first home. Sending her there in the first Sawan is an opportunity to experience the love, affection, and security of that house again.

Religious belief

Women keep special fasts in Sawan and worship Shiva-Parvati. It is believed that if the bride stays in her parents' house and fasts with full devotion and faith in the first Sawan, then her married life is happy and lasting.

Opportunity to balance a new life

The first Sawan in the parents' house after a new marriage is like a break, where the girl comes out of her new role for a few days and knows herself again.

Love of mother-in-law, father-in-law and husband too

In many places, this tradition is performed by the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and the husband themselves, who send the daughter-in-law to her parents' house. This shows that the new daughter-in-law is being given respect and freedom.

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