Things To Do Instead Of Bursting Crackers This Diwali: Offbeat Tips For Bachelors

Diwali is almost here and with that, a lot of noise and pollution awaits. Have you ever considered things you could do instead of bursting crackers that would light up your day as well as others'? Here are some better offbeat ideas especially for the Bachelors that'll light up your Diwali. 

 

1. Light It Up With Lanterns

We all know the real feel of Diwali comes when you see a lit-up sky, but do the sky needs to be lit up only by bursting crackers? Don't we have a better alternative which won't pollute the environment and along with that, is also pocket-friendly. We say there is, this Diwali, skip the loud and polluting Patakhas but lit-up the sky with the beautiful sky lanterns and take a pledge that this year or the ones ahead, you would make Diwali more beautiful and not a cause to harm our environment.

 

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2. Diwali Eve With Friends Is So Much Fun

Diwali is all about enjoying with your friends, and it doesn't necessarily have to be about bursting crackers. Instead, you can organize a card game night, and who knows, maybe you can even make some extra cash while having so much more fun this Diwali. If you lack the skills of playing card games, then maybe a game of monopoly with real money is more your thing. Or, you can also try to learn a new card game instead of resorting to the classic bluff or flash. A session of Dumb-Charades is sure to set the pace for Diwali. Choosing Karaoke or Antakshri is always better noise than adding pollution to the world around. 

 

 

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3. Add Colour-Not Noise

With Diwali just around the corner, you have ample reasons to push your creative boundaries with a Rangoli. Making a Rangoli is an important Diwali tradition. While some Diwali Rangolis can be made using mild paint or Watercolors that would surely bring out the inner artist in you and is nostalgic of your childhood. 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. Either way, adding more colour to the Diwali vibes in your home is sure to bring about a true sense of festivities all around.

 

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4. Have A Diye Wali Diwali

Diwali is the festival of lights. And what could be a better way to brighten up your house than decorating it with Diyas. It is said that decorating your house with Diyas on Diwali helps loose all the negative vibe and makes the auspicious time more special. Also, you and the special one in your life can go around shopping for quirky, beautiful ones available in the market, which is surely something you would look up to. Isn't it that these things make for a real Diwali celebration than anything else? Spending time with your loved ones, decorating your home with good vibes and lights, wearing colourful clothes and feeling to have blessed yourself with goodness. I say it is!

 

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5. Stuff Your Face With Sweets

Alone in the city, nowhere to go, there's only so much you can do for yourself, except, gorging on to your favourite sweets and delicacies. The best way to relive those nostalgic Diwali moments when you are buried in work and can't leave town for Diwali. Food has always been synonymous to smiles and celebration and hence, undoubtedly it's one of the many things to do when you miss your family and when being a bachelor in the city feels like a curse. But hey, cheer up mate, some good food, those sweets you've been craving for is just everything you need.  

 

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6. Shots & Board Games Are Always Fun

Why choke on smoke when you can choke with laughter? Play a drinking game this Diwali and have a shot each once you hear a firecracker! Trust me this, but it is going to be the best Diwali ever. For the people who are underage, can gorge on the rosogulla or any other sweet indulgence when they hear a bang outside. Or, you can always go about buying a drinking game, ah, now you're all ears eh! But yeah, why not, if you go about such things responsibly, then they make for incomprehensible fun during festive get-togethers. And maybe your friends may end up giving away those long-held secrets you've been nagging them about.  

 

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7. Clean The House For A Change

Diwali can be a great reason to clean the house for a change, yeah, you can do that as well. Contrary to popular beliefs, you can actually go ahead cleaning the space around you. To all the bachelor's who haven't even seen a broom in a while, clear the shelf of all the unnecessary pile-up, throw away the wine bottles you thought would look cool, but are lying beneath your bed. And for a change, you can actually change the bedsheets this Diwali as well, it has seen its share of adventures by now and you can do with a new shade on the bed. Who wouldn't love a cleaned house on the Diwali eve? More to that, you can even decorate your house with simple things to give it a more festive look. Click here for some simple hacks if you don't know any. 

 

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8. Do Something For The Needy

Ever wondered that Diwali festivities are not just for you, but for everyone, for even those who can't afford such things as well. And if you can and have the fare share in your kitty to splurge, just hold back a little. Share the cheer of Diwali with those who don't enjoy the same privileges as us. Instead of spending money on crackers, buying some gifts or make arrangements to donate your old clothes to the needy ones this Diwali? What you call trash, can light up someone else's Diwali this year. You can also spend your day at an old age home and garner all the blessings from the elderly and you'll know the real meaning of satisfaction and love. Encourage your friends to join you too, it's a noble thing and so you don't have to beg but invite. 

 

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9. Plant A Few Saplings

You know, the world is not going to listen when you tell them to not burst crackers and you can't make the deaf do so as well! So why not do something exactly the opposite? And trust me but no one would mind some greenery around their home, so this Diwali, let's plant a few saplings with friends and make amends for every set of crackers sold for Diwali. Every year people have been chocking on the pollution caused due to bursting crackers, so why not be the change and flip things by planting a sapling. This year celebrate a Green Diwali.

 

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10. Help The Poor Pups 

Diwali can be a stressful time for your pets, you'd know that if you have a furball at home. But what about the stray ones out there, with loud noise and flickering lights, they surely don't get the festivities anyhow. So this year, let's do one thing, let's celebrate Diwali in a little responsible manner. If not refraining from crackers, let's not do such things near the poor animals on the road. If there are any in the proximity, let's spread the word to move our celebrations to somewhere else. They belong to this world as much as we do, so make sure that you do not burn crackers this Diwali and if you can't stop anyone from doing so, just ask them to do it somewhere else. For your sake and for those who cannot speak up on their own.

 

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11. Head Out To A Diwali Destination

Tired of spending Diwali the same way, with the same people and with the same sweets and food every year? Well, there's so much to do apart from that as well. This Diwali, just head-out to somewhere new. Explore a destination where Diwali is celebrated differently, and bring about a new flavour of festivities in your life. On a solo trip, or with your gang or bevvy along, such a plan is only going to add to the Diwali madness this 2019. Who knows, you may end up doing this every year! And you know what, it's not that the best Diwali celebrations are held in Delhi, there are a number of places that are as good as well. So this Diwali, instead of spending on crackers, spend on the wanderlust within. 

 

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12. Relive The Old Days Fun With Your College Buddies

Have no time to meet your old buddies, when was the last once you called your college mate who recently shifted to the city? Can't remember? Well, just pick up the phone and plan a meetup this Diwali, I am sure he would be as happy to be with an old friend than being alone on a festival like Diwali. Take a bottle of your college days muse along and the unison is sure to bring back the same old love and fun among. 

 

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Diwali is a festival of lights not noise and flashes! Being extravagant is one thing and burning money, literally, in the name of festivities is another. So this Diwali, let's take a pledge to stay away from crackers and other polluting ways to say Happy Diwali, but choose a soothing one, light Diyas, eat good food, wear colours and spend some great moments with the near ones.