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10 things to take care of before your Christmas party
Our most auspicious moment is knocking the door. Whole year we have been eagerly awaiting for Christmas. A day which forgets cast and creed, rich and poor. Christmas is a symbol of our unity in diversity, a mixture of bliss and sorrow, some people who were with us in celebration, their remembrance with us this time.
We are ready to bid adieu to a promising 2014 and on the verge of welcoming another lovely year 2015. Our festive jubilant mood makes us overenthusiastic and careless. If we take care of our common mistakes, we can make our celebration magical.
Here are 10 things to take care of before your Christmas party
1) Attire
We all are fashionholic, we follow the trends. It is good to follow the current vogue for catching the attention. Christmas is an annual get-together moment with family, friends and colleagues. Following fashion trends is good, but on which occasion, what we have to wear is important.
We usually choose slim fit, short, voluptuous dress, but it creates problems in crowded place. When we turn into jubilant mood, having drinks and dance together, slim fit dress pushed you in a nasty situation. It is important for you wear a comfortable and flexible dress.
2) Sandals
High hill or pencil hill enhances your look, but it may make you feel uncomfortable when You play games, dance and do other movable activities. Christmas and new year are fun loving moments, your high heel may create cramp or damage your ankles. Wear a comfortable sandals and enjoy your party.
3) Credit and Debit cards
It’s true you have to carry your credit or debit cards. If it is possible, chalk out a plan with your friends. Only one of your friends will use the card and you can repay him or her later. If you frequently use the cards in drowsiness, you may forget it anywhere. It can spoil your party mood.
4) Alcohol
Our celebration starts with liquor, it makes us relaxed but, we know everything has its own limitation as drinks too. When we get delighted on a great occasion and celebrate it with friends, we start taking drinks nonstop. It completely makes us unconscious and in that pathetic situation, we may forget our belongings. So always drink in a limit.
5) Party place
We go disco and other large gathering place. We need to be careful in choosing a celebration place. The place should not be overcrowded or beyond its capacity. Smoking creates suffocation and affects adversely on passive smokers, so, It should have proper ventilations and entry and exit doors should be wide enough. Keep above mentioned things in mind before choosing a celebration place.
6) Mobile
When we go to a party, often we keep busy in selfie or give the phone to our friends for catching pictures. When we are drunk, we can forget our cell phone somewhere. Missing cell phones might be a big threat to your privacy. You must avoid frequently using your cell phone in party, it is a big distraction and get you into trouble.
7) Common Medicines
When you go for a new year party, you don’t take care of diets, even your continuous shouting and dancing exhaust you terribly. You may get fainted, or may have vomiting, dehydration and other problems. So, you must carry some first aid medication with you and avoid this panic situation. Medicines may include some common anti NAUSEA/VOMITING tablets.
8) Strangers
Big parties get organized on Christmas and new year’s eve, where we interact with new people. They come from the different part’s of the world and enjoy great moments with us. Interacting with new people is good, but be cautious. Avoid too much mingling with them, until you know them well.
9) Smoking
If you drink, avoid smoking and other drugs which contain caffeine and nicotine. Continuous drinking, smoking and mixing other prohibited drugs together can be the reason of sudden cardiac arrest, chest congestion, blood pressure and other health disorders. Even continuous smoking creates suffocation. It must be avoided; it can paralyze your life and of course party too.
10) Drink and Drive
When we go out to a party, we try to grab every moment of happiness, forgetting our misery, problems and all. Being terribly exhausted and heavily drunk, we get back from party late night. We need to hire a professional driver who will drive you home safely. If we do this arrangement, we can avoid many unprecedented events.
How I celebrated my Diwali
Diwali, the festival of light passes as fast as it comes. This year also, Diwali passed very quickly. Again, that boring 9 to 6 schedule will start and we will be busy in our daily life like a mechanical robot. I am unable to understand, why these festivals come to an end so quickly and why not we celebrate these every day?
This Diwali too, left us with a mixture of good and unpleasant memories. We have been waiting for the festival of light very patiently since last one year. Being a fan of Diwali, I was also waiting for the festival very desperately. Since, I am not staying with my parents; I was dying to meet them on this Diwali. Diwali gives us a chance of a sort of family reunion, when we celebrate together with our near and dear ones with lots of candles, sweets and off course crackers.
Now, The Diwali festival ends; I want to share with you some of my pleasant and not so pleasant memories. This Diwali marked a new beginning for me on several issues, I will explain later.
My Home
I travelled back to my mom’s home 500 km far away from here. I couldn’t stop my tears rolling down my checks, when I see my mom. Anyways, after the nostalgic Bollywood type “Milan”, I was ready for my next move. I reached my home 2 days before Diwali. 
Everyone else in my home was busy in cleaning and decoration work. I too provided a helping hand in those activities. Although very tiring, I enjoyed it a lot.
The Beginning
On the day of Dipawali, Mom prepared her signature dish “Gajar ka Halwa” and veg biryani. I can’t explain in words its divine and exquisite taste. Soooo yummy
After such a long time, we had a lunch without whole family. At the dining table, i was continuously thinking about how money centric our life has become now. We can’t even spare some moments with our family 😦
Diwali Shopping
Anyways, our next plan was to go on for a shopping spree. We bought enough crackers, clothes for all family members and other useful stuffs.
In the evening, we were up for the traditional “Laxmi Puja” with all the rituals. How can we forget Goddess Laxmi Hmmm? i was draped in a glamorous red Georgette Sari. Other members were also attired in traditional dresses. After Puja and Aarti,, we lit the candles all around our house. It was such an awesome glittering scenery, really mindboggling for me.
The Firecrackers
Now, the time for firecrackers. Big shot, Atom bomb, Chocolate bomb, sparklers, rockets and many more. I hate crackers, filled with toxin and poisonous gases. Every year the quantum of air and noise pollution caused by the crackers increases by many fold. Firecrackers release gases such as sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide etc. in the air, which may cause problems like asthma and bronchitis. Despite numerous efforts by govt and NGOs, large number of population is still using firecrackers.
I was just a mute spectator of this light and smoke show, However, kids of our family were really enjoying this moment
The accident
One of my friends challenged me and said that I am too weak heart to fire a cracker (say Bomb). At his provocation, i challenged his offer to fire a bomb. Although, I was wearing a Sari which is not deemed suitable for this occasion, i got ready to accept the challenge. I took the bomb in my hand, put it at a distant place and start lighting it. Suddenly, someone played a prank and shouted from behind ”Run Khushbu run, Bomb is going to explode”. Listening this, I started running hastily without thinking anything.
As expected, I bumped into a wall and fell down almost breaking my hand. My head was about to crash into the wall. Ironically, I became a butt of jokes that evening. I learnt a lesson that day-
Never get provoked by someone’s words, always take wise decision, weighing first the pros and cons of the possible outcome.
The Closing
All’s Well That Ends Well. Good saying. My leaves are over now, packing by bags for the journey back to Pune. This Diwali was indeed very memorable, memory of that will be forever etched upon my heart.
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5 Ways to celebrate this Diwali without crackers
Diwali is the festival of lights and love. It is an important festival of Hindus. The festival morally signifies the victory of light over darkness, Good over bad and hope over gloom. It is the most festive and beautiful times of the year. We celebrate Diwali with lights, candles, diyas and sweets. We should celebrate pollution free and safe Diwali. We can rejoice Diwali without fire crackers.
Here are some tips for enjoying Diwali without pollution:-
1. Spend your time with family. Diwali comes once in a year. This is a festival when we get a chance to meet our family members and elders. We are so busy in our daily life that we hardly spare a free time for them. Many of us, work away from our family. Diwali gives us an opportunity to do a family reunion and spend a quality time with them. So, we must not miss this chance and celebrate this festival with our near and dear ones.
2. Clean your house properly and decorate with lights and candles. Legend is that, Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth visits our house in the night of Diwali to shower us with her blessings and that brings prosperity and success in life. So, cleaning and decoration are keys to Diwali celebration.
3. Cook well and eat well in this day. Diwali is a festival of sweets and deserts. Don’t be a miser at the time of making sweets. Cook whatever you can.
Be it Ladoo or Petha or Rasagulaa or chamcham, whatever you can make, make it. We all, especially kids enjoy sweets very much. Even a small Ladoo can bring a smile to your kid’s face. So, do not ignore it.
4. Give gift and get gift. When we are happy, we should spread the happiness to others too. Diwali is a festival of happiness; you have to extend your feelings to others also. You can convey your warm wishes and feeling by giving gifts to others; they will too, reciprocate in return. This will make your Dipawali more joyful as you are sharing your delight with others. I would prefer a poor person from my neighborhood to exchange gift with. That can make his day pleasant.
5. Blessings and blessings. Taking blessings from your elders will make your Diwali more pleasant. Touching the feet of grandpa or grandma will make them feel very appreciative. It is also a best way to show them respect and gratitude.
There are numerous ways to celebrate a festival, this was our way to celebrate.
What you are going to do this Dipawali? Please share with us. We love to hear from you.
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