Why do Hindus wear janeu?

<p>The Upanishads state that there are sixteen forms of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.learnreligions.com/what-are-samskaras-1770043" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>samskara</em></a>. For the relevance of the post, we will be focussing on the tenth form of&nbsp;<em>samskara,&nbsp;</em>which is known as&nbsp;<em>Upanayana</em>.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<em>upanayana samskara,&nbsp;</em>also known as&nbsp;<em>Yagnopavitra,</em>&nbsp;is a sacred thread ceremony that is observed between the ages of seven to fourteen years.</p> <p>If for any reason, the ceremony is not performed in that time period, then it needs to be conducted before the person&rsquo;s marriage.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-logical-hindu/why-do-hindus-wear-janeu-4ad559ee4a3b"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>