Right head of Diwali, many states decided to ban firecrackers during the festival. The pollution caused by firecrackers increases the risk of COVID-19 patients. The air pollution in India increases as the winter sets in, has been a matter of concern for many states. As you celebrate this Diwali in this context, consider some of these ways of celebrating the festival, in lieu of your firework plans.

1. Family get-together: Festivals like Diwali are among those very few special occasions where family members can actually leave their work obligations behind and come together to enjoy themselves in merrymaking. A short family trip or a get-together with relatives you have not seen in a while can be an ultimate way to celebrate Diwali.

2. Making special gifts: Instead of wasting money on firecrackers, how best to buy gifts for your friends and family this Diwali? Of course, exchanging gifts was also a part of the tradition earlier, but now that you have more time and money in hand, leave firecrackers, instead put some creative thought into gifting your loved ones something really special? Eitehr be a hand-made or customized one?

Cleaning and decorating the house: Diwali is indeed the festival of lights. It is the common belief of Hindus who celebrate Diwali is to invite the Goddess of Wealth (Lakshmi) into their home. Hence, it is essential to Clean House and removes all the unwanted! Be it used clothes, broken, but still are used Furniture, unwanted footwear, and so many other items of a house, right from the Entrance, till the washroom. It is a kind of a custom that is followed by our ancestors. And to replace with new items of all kinds, mainly new clothes, for all the people living as a family.

4. Help the less fortunate: From all the money you did not spend on crackers this year, buy underprivileged children some toys or books or new clothes. Let Diwali be a happy time for them too.

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