Rakhi

For those that don't know Rakhi is an Indian Holiday that celebrates the bond between brother and sister.

Here is a little history " It is said that when Alexander invaded India in 326 B.C., his wife tied a Rakhi to the king Porus and in return, Porus promised to protect her and her husband. We also have various such examples of tying knots or threads, especially in the history of Rajputana. The most famous of them is the story of the Queen Karnavati of Chittor, who sent a Rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun, to save her kingdom from the invasion of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. That particular day of Purnima was celebrated as Raksha Bandhan first in Marwar and then, all over Rajasthan. Finally, it came to celebrated all over India."

So it was Alisha's very first Rakhi and she had two brand new brother's to ring it in with. Her first go at it was with her cousin, Shaan. She did a good job and then sat and played while mommy tied Rakhi to her brothers and cousins.

Later that evening Alisha met up with her cousin Rayan to also do Rakhi with him for the first time.