Eco Friendly Diwali: Thousands of rupees are spent in the name of celebrating this festival of Diwali with pomp and pleasing Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and grains. Just think, does celebrating Diwali mean burning firecrackers that cause immense pollution, buying useless things for decoration, eating adulterated sweets from the market and buying useless things? Can't this festival of lights and brotherhood be celebrated without all this? Absolutely can be celebrated. All that is needed for this is to show some wisdom. So this time, adopt some of the things told by us and celebrate eco-friendly Diwali with your loved ones. Who knows how he came?
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light earthen lamps
Diwali is a festival of lights but today the place of lamps in Diwali is left only in name. Colorful designer lights have replaced them. Which looks beautiful but somehow affects our environment. This time on Diwali, light earthen lamps using traditional methods to illuminate the house and outside. There will be many benefits by doing this, firstly electricity will not be wasted and secondly your house will look very beautiful in the light of lamps. Due to which the surrounding negative energy will be eliminated and the environment will also be purified. You can also reuse the earthen lamp. Apart from this, its special thing is that earth friendly material i.e. clay is used to make it.
These lamps, which burn with very little oil, will keep your house illuminated for four to five hours without extinguishing. By lighting earthen lamps, you will not only keep your tradition alive but you will also take steps towards making this Diwali a Green Diwali by not overusing electricity in the name of pleasing Goddess Lakshmi.
give organic gifts
Diwali is incomplete without sweets and gifts. So why not buy organic gifts this Diwali and give them to our friends and relatives. For example, in organic gifts, you can buy exotic organic soaps, creams, special tea-coffee, spices, plants or flower seeds etc. Believe me, your friends and relatives will not expect such gifts but they will be very happy when they see organic gifts for themselves instead of sweets and other gifts. Besides, you will also be able to spread the message of Go Green by giving such gifts.
Burn eco friendly crackers
How can it be possible that there is a festival of Diwali and fireworks are not used? Firecrackers are the identity of Diwali. But these firecrackers harm our environment and health. This time, instead of buying firecrackers which harm health and environment, celebrate Diwali by buying eco-friendly firecrackers. In view of increasing pollution, eco-friendly firecrackers have started being sold at many places in the market these days. The specialty of these eco-friendly firecrackers is that they are made of recycled paper and when burst, the sound is as much as the decibel limit of sound set by the Pollution Board. Apart from this, when these firecrackers burst, a lot of colored paper and colored lights come out. These crackers are safe for health and well-being in every respect.
Make rangoli with natural things
To make your Diwali eco-friendly, use flowers for rangoli this time. Making rangoli means that you are sharing your life and food along with the birds, so instead of using artificial colors available in the market to make rangoli, use flowers, rice, flour, turmeric powder, coffee and kumkum powder etc. Make desired rangoli using it. Apart from this, flowers like rose, marigold, champa, jasmine etc. as well as banana leaves etc. can also be used to make rangoli. The rangoli made from this not only looks beautiful but is also environment friendly. When you take it out after the festival, it will not cause any harm to the environment but it will feed the ants and birds etc.
decorate eco friendly
On Diwali, we are unable to stop ourselves from shopping after seeing the sale on home decoration items in the markets and malls. At that time, we do not even think whether the material we are buying for home decoration will be recycled or not. We do not pay attention to all these things at all. If you want to keep your promise of going green this Diwali, then while buying decoration items, keep in mind that there should not be anything that cannot be recycled. Because after Diwali is over, plastic candles, skirts etc. are thrown away and all these things made of plastic cannot be recycled and can harm the environment.
use public transport
On the occasion of Diwali, shop from nearby areas as much as possible, this will not only save petrol and diesel for your vehicle but will also save your time. There is often traffic jam during festivals, which consumes a lot of time and natural fuel and pollutes the environment.
Use public transport as much as possible during festivals. Instead of going to all the relatives' houses, make such arrangements that all your friends and relatives gather at one place where you can celebrate the festival together and also exchange gifts with each other.
Do not use plastic polythene colored paper in gift packing
A lot of boxes and papers are used for packing, for which a lot of trees are cut, which has a negative impact on the environment. To avoid this, use old boxes to gift to your relatives and friends. And while going shopping, carry a bag with you and not plastic bags.
While packing gifts to your loved ones, instead of using colorful glossy plastic, pack them in a jute bag or cloth bag. Do it. Because in the manufacturing of plastic paper, along with plastic, metal is used, which is difficult to recycle. By using this you can make your environment eco-friendly.
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handmade items
There is a trend of giving gifts to each other on the occasion of Diwali. If you have to give gifts to your relatives, then choose handmade gifts. You will find many handmade gifts in the market, such as beautiful hand bags and purses made of jute and cloth, cotton kurtas or handloom sarees or handmade jewellery. You can choose the gift based on the personality of the person to whom you are gifting it.
plants
To celebrate the festival in an eco-friendly way, include green things in it while decorating your house and gift green plants to your close relatives and inspire them to also gift green plants to their close ones. .
Let's burst crackers this Diwali.
Firecrackers cause a lot of noise pollution and result in high decibel levels. This results in symptoms such as restlessness, agitated behavior, anger, agitation, and being overly reactive to any situation. Most firecrackers emit noise levels of more than 80 decibels, which can lead to conditions like deafness, high blood pressure and insomnia. The problems of children, pregnant women and most people suffering from respiratory problems increase due to excessive noise.
Apart from increasing health risks, serious indirect side effects from firecrackers have also been observed. If crackers are not used carefully, the skin may get burnt and burn marks may remain on it for a long time. Due to improper use of fireworks, many people have suffered serious burn injuries and many people have even lost their lives.
Burning of firecrackers also causes serious damage to the skin, hair and pupils of the eyes. Harmful chemicals present in firecrackers cause dryness and allergies in the skin. Due to the spread of harmful chemicals in the environment, the hair follicles become weak, resulting in hair breakage and the natural structure of the hair also deteriorates. Even a slight injury to the eyes due to firecrackers can lead to allergy and blindness.
Therefore, we should celebrate this festival with the true spirit of Diwali and let this festival remain a festival of light and peace. This festival should be celebrated only among friends and family. This Diwali, we should take a pledge to say no to harmful firecrackers and say yes to creating a safe and pollution free environment.
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