Diwali, the biggest celebration of the year is around the corner and the excitement levels are at its peak at this time of the year. If, this Diwali, you and your family have dropped the idea of bursting firecrackers, congratulations! And if your plans still include firecrackers, let this handy guide give you some alternatives to those choking firecrackers
Every Diwali, a thick cloud of smog as a result of firecrackers makes it increasingly difficult to breathe, so why not change that? Diwali, as the name suggests, is the festival of light NOT noise, and let’s keep it that way. So, after the Diwali puja, decorating your house and glamming up in new clothes, if you still have some time left, avoid reaching for the box of crackers and try these ideas instead.
Here are some of the offbeat Diwali tips to celebrate Diwali instead of burning crackers
The Glow of the Lanterns
Lanterns are a new way of celebration all over the world. Sky Lanterns are amazing to look at and you can get it cheap. You don’t have to waste money on the firecrackers. Else you can save money and get a cheap sky lantern. With people around the neighborhood you can get together or even friends and family, the sky lanterns are beautiful. If you can launch these off in bulk together you will absolutely fall for the view that it gives out.
Light up the lights and colours
Get yourself Candles, Diyas and Rangolis and bring in all the colours to life with various rangoli designs and lighting up every corner of your house with diyas and candles. You can also buy some Rangoli Colour powder and stencils, trace beautiful designs around your candles, Diyas, or along the walls in and around your house.
Sweets! Sweets! Sweets!
The best part of the festivities is the sweets. Exchanging sweets and love with other families is a lot of joy. Having huge piles of sweets at home and giving what you bought to other families gives smiles to them. You get a great connection at that time. Well! Diwali is a time of connections and love indeed and with the exchange of sweets it only multiplies several times.
Help someone
Moreover, the money that you waste on the firecrackers can be used to help a homeless or a poor family. Go out there and provide some to them. You can also donate some amount to the charities or the animal care center who gets emotionally damaged because of the loud sounds of firecrackers.
This Diwali doesn’t make the fun all about yourself but provide and get the cycle going for everybody out there.
Conclusion
These are some of the things you can do instead of bursting firecrackers this Diwali. Offbeat Diwali tips aren’t about stopping you from bursting firecrackers but it is just about giving you the message that there are more than just the crackers out there. You will love how it will feel if people stop bursting firecrackers and you see a sky lantern the next day.
