How To Celebrate Diwali Away From Your Family

Preparation for Diwali celebrations often starts ahead of time. Now you might not be at home with your family to ring in the festival of light. But you can always follow the same tradition of Diwali preparations by starting with cleaning the house. It would be a good way to start preparing for the festival. Clean up and declutter your home by discarding unnecessary objects that are taking too much space. Once you're done with cleaning, pick up your laptops and start your online shopping spree to purchase things for Diwali festival. This could include lights, lanterns, new furniture perhaps, clothes, food, sweets, etc. Further, you can start decorating your place too by purchasing some alluring incense and lights that can be hung. It will give your place a very soothing feel.

You might be away from your family, but you are still close to your buddies in the city. And that counts as a great way to celebrate Diwali when away from home. Friends are family that you choose, after all. So how about using this year to celebrate Diwali with your buddies at their place by visiting them. One of the perks of Diwali festival is that people visit each other to ring in the festivities and the spirit of joy. You can visit your friends and celebrate Diwali at their place instead of your own. Since there are three days of Diwali, you can easily divide your days and time to ensure that you hang out with all your friends and reserve some online video conference time with your family.

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Bring home the spirit of Diwali celebrations by trying out the traditional delicacies that your family would make. Spending the holidays without family might be a little tough, but you can always spruce up your Diwali celebrations at home by turning an ace in the kitchen. Learn up some fun recipes on how to make murukkus, pakoda, kheer, samosas and order some pedas and sweets from outside. Prepare a luscious food spread like it was prepared way back at your hometown or parents’ place perhaps, for yourself. It could be a very nostalgic experience! Make sure that your family also gets to see how well you have managed to ring in the Diwali celebrations far from home. In case you are unable to cook anything fancy or special, you can always order everything from outside but make sure to have your dinner table filled with Diwali treats!

Perks of Diwali celebrations at home is revamping of the ethnic wardrobe with some new additions. You must be used to going out to the bazaar and trying out new outfits along with your family. While that might be a tad risky option right now, you can always choose Myntra or Nykaa Fashion to get hold of some of the best ethnic suits and dresses for Diwali. In fact, you can purchase a handful of sets of ethereal wear for Diwali celebrations and ensure to keep the spirits high on all the three days that you spend Diwali without your family. Surprise them by flaunting your new purchases and let them know that you're doing fine even though you're not with them for Diwali festival celebrations. They would be quite happy to see you smile in your new ensembles.

Technology has certainly made our lives easier. Not just festivals but birthdays and even promotions are celebrated online in the company of everyone thanks to video calls. With the COVID-19 era, video calls have become the best way to connect with families and close friends. So how about incorporating the same for Diwali celebrations? You could plan out a slew of Diwali treats and dishes that you're usually used to eating with your family. This way, you'll all feel like you are celebrating Diwali together. It would certainly be a very wholesome experience, not just for you but also for your family. Further, you can connect all your extending families to the call too and get the party started!

Your Diwali celebrations might not be with your family and loved ones, but you can always bring the spirit of Diwali over by lighting up your place. Go to Amazon and start making purchases for LED lights that can be hung and lanterns! Lighting up the house is one of the best ways to celebrate Diwali in India, and that is certainly one thing that would make you feel happy. Yellow lights reflect positivity which is something that you too would feel as you start hanging those lights up. Besides, your family would also be happy to see you celebrate Diwali with a big smile on your face.

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