Jitiya

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Jitiya
Jivitputrika observation at riverbank of the Ganges, Kolkata
Observed by	Hindus
Type	Religious festival
Begins	seventh moon day of 1st half of Ashvin (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) first moon day of 1st half of Ashvin (Jharkhand)
Ends	ninth moon day of 1st half of Ashvin
Date	September
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Jiuntia

Jitiya (also called Jivitputrika) is a three-day-long Ancient Hindu festival which is celebrated from the seventh to ninth lunar day of Krishna-Paksha in Ashvin month. It is celebrated mainly in Nepal and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.^[1][2][3][4] Mothers fast (without water) for well-being of their sons.^[5] It is celebrated for eight days in Jharkhand from first moon day to eight moon day in the first half of Ashvin month.^[6]