Teej is a three day long festival usually celebrated by Hindu women. It is a fasting festival that falls somewhere between middle of August to early September depending on moon. Like many other Hindu festivals Teej is also celebrated according to the lunar calendar.

Teej is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India and Nepal. The celebrations of the festival may vary in different areas as it is celebrated in different places with different cultures but generally this festival is celebrated with the advent of monsoon. Women buy new and beautiful clothes especially sarees, wear gold or diamond jewelry and apply mehndi. Swings are usually hanged with trees. On the day of the festival Women enjoy the monsoon with swings and sing beautiful songs.

The three day long teej festival basically consists of three different festivals. The first day is for worshipping moon and it’s called “Hariyali teej”. The second day is called” kajari teej” and on that day women dance and sing and perform neem’s poja. The third day is called “hartalika teej” and women fast that day for the good health and life of her husband.

Mostly the celebrations of Teej include singing, dancing and worshiping. Sometimes in schools different plays are arranged to elaborate the history of this festival. Hanging swings, Wearing red dresses, jewelry and applying mehndi is an important part of Teej celebrations. That’s why this festival is sometimes known as the festival of swings and mehndi.

Applying henna is a part of almost all Indian festivals. Mehndi is a tradition that makes them unique from all other cultures. Their unique mehndi designs on festivals like karva chouth, diwali and teej makes the festival even more colourful. Like other Indian festivals it is a good omen to apply mehndi on Teej. Women decorated their hand and feet with beautiful mehndi designs.