Shakchunni

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Shakchunni Bengali lokkatha me ek aurat ke bhoot hai, jo aam taur par Bangladesh aur West Bengal me kahaniyon me dikhai deti hai. Ee shabd married Hindu aurat ke spirit ke liye use hota hai, jiske maut married state me hui ho (matlab apne pati se pehle).

 Shabd aur Arth 
Shakchunni shabd Sanskrit word Shankhchurni se aail hai. Bengali Hindu tradition me, married aurat log shankh bangles aur sindoor pehenti hai. Ee maana jawe hai ki maut ke baad bhi Shakchunni ee cheez dharati hai, jo uska married life ke attachment ke darshawat hai.

 Utpatti aur Lokkatha 
Kahani ke hisab se, Shakchunni ek married aurat ke spirit hai, jiske maut ke waqt ghar ke kaam aur family ke iccha adhoori rah jaati hai. Ee aksar marital happiness aur home life ke ichha me dikhai deti hai. Ee married aurat, khaaskar rich family ke aurat par apna influence rakhti hai ya unke upar effect dalti hai, taki wo aise experience dobara feel kar sake.  

Shakchunni ke kahaniyan traditional Bengali lokkatha me milti hai, jaise Thakurmar Jhuli ke collection me. Kayi kahani me ek ojha ya priest aake uska spirit ko defeat ya nikal deta hai.

 Shakl aur Rang 
Shakchunni ke aksar green color ke skin ke bataya jata hai, jaise patta sabji ke rang. Bengali lokkatha me dusre bhooton ki tarah, ee patli aur dubli dikhai deti hai. Ee married Bengali aurat ke traditional red aur white sari pehenti hai, shankh bangles aur sindoor matha par lagati hai. Bhoot hone ke bawajood, ee apne appearance aur decoration ke prati aware rahati hai.

 Visheshata 
Shakchunni ke aksar machhli pasand bataya jata hai, jo Bengal me married aurat ke liye culturally important food hai. Traditional belief ke hisab se, married aurat log apne pati ke health aur long life ke liye machhli khate the. Shakchunni ke machhli khaye ke ichha marital life me wapas aane ke desire ke symbol hai. Lokkatha me ee bat ke alag-alag opinion hai ki kaunsi type ke machhli—raw, fry, grill ya rotten—usko pasand hai.  

Ee log apne ghar ke aas-pass gobar ka pani chhidkte hai aur kuch special ped, khaaskar Streblus Asper (Sheora) aur aam ke ped me base karte hai.

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Category:Bengali culture
Category:Folklore
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