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7 Pandemic-Proof Ways to Make This Diwali Your Best One Yet

COVID-19 dampening your festive spirit? Trust this rule book to help you dial up the festivities

Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar9 November 2020
Houzz India Contributor. Home Decor Enthusiast. True-Blue Bangalorean. Founder & Chief Content Consultant at Mangomonk. I work for sunshine and sandwiches. Visit me at www.mangomonk.com.
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It’s finally the season of day-long festivities with mouthwatering mithai, beautiful rangolis, twinkling diyas and boisterous celebrations. While this year might force you to knock the customary social visits off your calendar, it doesn’t have to dim the lights on your merry-making. With just a few thoughtful ways, you can plan for a memorable Diwali, while staying safe and taking precautions for COVID-19.
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1. Uphold time-honoured traditions
No matter if card game nights, parties and family get-togethers are off the table. Consider what traditions symbolise the true spirit of Diwali for your household.
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Inviting Lakshmi into your home, lighting diyas, putting up fairy lights, conjuring up delicacies and creating artistic rangoli designs might be some traditions true to your heart. Whatever your family traditions, be sure to keep them at the centre of your celebrations.
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2. Create new social traditions
So what if you can’t have friends over for the annual tradition of teen patti? Opt for an online multiplayer card game platform instead. You can also amp up the excitement with a Netflix party or get up a remote rangoli competition with prizes at the ready! By eclipsing pre-pandemic traditions with pandemic-safe ones, you can call it even-steven on the festivities front.

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3. Take an alternative route for gifting
If you’re used to gifting friends and family in person, consider switching things up this year. With social distancing of the essence, it’s wise to take the online route for gift deliveries.

Tip: With more shoppers preferring to buy online, there’s likely to be a surge in sales volumes and a delay in deliveries. Go ahead and get a head start to make sure your orders arrive on time.
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4. Go all out with your outdoor decorations
Light-festooned balconies and terraces, toran-embellished passageways, garland-adorned entrances and glowing lamps brightening courtyards – your outdoor spaces could serve as a fitting extension of your home’s interiors.



Spread the word in your society or neighbourhood to have more people in on the game! Imagine looking out on a sea of gleaming lights on Diwali day, all from the safety of your home.
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Tip: Release eco-friendly floating lanterns into the night sky together with your neighbours. It will truly be a sight to behold!
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5. Start a festive countdown
Count down to the festivities with an activity
designated for each night leading up. A Diwali-themed movie marathon, an Antakshari face-off or a Karaoke sing-along are among some options you can consider.

Here are 7 Diwali decor ideas you can use all year round
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6. Get the whole family involved
Dial up the energy by assigning each person a role. Whether it’s helming the annual cleaning spree, planning and ordering gifts, fashioning handmade lamps and lanterns, stringing together garlands of marigold, filling an urli bowl with flowers, or coming up with the long-awaited Diwali menu, have each person in charge of something. What better way to lift spirits and keep up the festive fervour than to make this a family production?


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7. Reflect on the good things
You might look back on the last ten Diwalis and have trouble telling one apart from the next. But with all its exceptional differences, this year’s will be one for keeps. A break from convention will always stand out in your memory bank, so embrace it wholeheartedly for all its worth.


Get your home Diwali-ready in no time
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