Eco-Friendly ways of celebrating the festival of lights

 Instead of spreading pollution and noise, why don’t you think of            spreading love and joy this Diwali? Diwali, the most celebrated festival in  India was once rejoiced by lighting oil-lamps and enjoying homemade  sweets with family and friends but now the celebration has moreover  turned into a threat to our environment as well as health. Wasting  money on the harmful and noisy crackers and increasing your electricity  bills with electric illuminations is not the right way to celebrate this  cheerful festival. Diwali should bring brightness rather than harming your  life. Cutting down on fireworks and expenses will not reduce the spirit of  the celebration. You can also brings sparks to your festivity with eco-  friendly way. We are not asking you to sacrifice everything what you love  but just a little compromise can brighten up your festive celebrations.

                         

                                        Here are some eco-friendly ways of celebrating the festival of lights:

 Cut back on firecrackers:
Yes its true, the celebration is incomplete without fireworks but do you  know how hazardous it is to the environment, how the smoke can harm  your health? Crackers are just waste of money. The noisy and fancy  crackers though are enjoyable but are a big offender to the environment,  they spread noise as well as air pollution. When you burst these crackers,  you are inhaling the toxic fumes which are dangerous to your health. The  sudden noise of the crackers can also affect your hearing. Babies and old  people get easily affected by this sound. If you still feel crackers are  important part of you celebration then instead of spending money on  these wasteful items, you can opt for less hazardous crackers like  sparklers or spend a bit more cash on eco-friendly crackers.

 Celebrating together is better:          
Diwali is a festival which has to be celebrated with your family and  neighbors. Coming together on this occasion will not only bring more  excitement and bonding but will reduce the cost of celebration. If you are  living in a housing society, then all the families of the society can  contribute and bring crackers. This will reduce the cost of crackers and  also the level of pollution. As the expenses will be distributed among all  the members, you can opt for eco-friendly crackers made up of recycled  papers. With this you can have a happy and safe Diwali.

 Community celebrations:
As mentioned above you can celebrate Diwali together by buying  common fireworks. But if you are really thoughtful for the environment  then there are various other ways to rejoice this festival. During Diwali,  people prepare homemade snacks, hence this is a best time to develop  good relationship with your neighbors. You can invite your neighbors to  your place to have the delicacies and exchange greetings or gifts. You can  play some indoor games too. You can arrange some competitions like  creating different shapes and designs with oil-lamps, making colorful  rangolis, etc.; this will bring more fun in the celebration. You can also do a  good deed on this grand occasion. All the members of the society can  bring light in the lives of needy people. You can visit some charity and  share the joy with the deprived by providing them clothes, gifts, sweets  etc. Their smiles will surely add glitters to your Diwali celebration.

 Go for traditional lighting:
Do you know how much electricity gets consumed with those fancy and  colorful lightings? Diwali is the festival of lights but  to bring home the  light, there is no need of these lightings. The traditional and true way of  celebrating Diwali is by burning  oil-lamps, they not only save money and  electricity but they look classy too. If you want to add more elegance,  then you can  go for floating candles also. Burn the candles and oil-lamps  all around, switch off the lights and check out how stunning and  dramatic your home looks. If you want to adorn your home with colorful  lightings then there are energy-efficient lights  available in market which  is cost-effective and eco-friendly.

If you are truly considerate about our environment and feel that even our future generations should celebrate and enjoy this festival then please go green this Diwali. A small effort by you will help a lot to save our planet.