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Property	Value
rdf:type	Holiday
rdfs:label	Karwa Chauth
rdfs:comment	Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to sacrifice for his well being.
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relatedto	Dussehra and Diwali
celebrations	86400.0
Date	--10-07 --10-19 October/November
observances	Fasting by married women
Type	Spring festival
holiday name	Karwa Chauth
observedby	Hindu women of North India
begins	chaturthi tithi after the full Moon.
abstract	Married women fast one whole day without food or water for the long life of their husbands. The ritual signifies extreme love and devotion to the husband, as evidenced by the wife's willingness to sacrifice for his well being.