7 Ways To Celebrate ECO-FRIENDLY Diwali This Year
Diwali is the biggest festival of the year. It is celebrated with lots of vigour and excitement. Every place we go is lit up and vibrant. People are in jubilant and energetic. But since past few years these celebrations are turning tragic for environment and creatures of society.
All the crackers, candles, rangoli colours are doing more harm than good to our society and even to us. Therefore it is on us to take the matter into our own hands and take steps to prevent this tragedy. The best option to solve this issue is to celebrate eco-friendly. Take note of few ways you can safe the environment and animals by celebrating green Diwali.
Use Oil Diyas
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Light earthen diyas with oil at your home rather than candles. Not only diyas can be reused multiple times but they are also easily degradable. Candles on the other hand contain some toxins that can be harmful for both environment and your health.
Floral Rangoli
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Make use of flowers to create rangoli at your place instead of using chemical colours. Chemical colours do look appealing but they are not good for human and pets health. Try flowers, rice powder, turmeric and kumkum for rangoli making.
No Crackers
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Fire crackers are one of the biggest reason of pollution all over the country. Say no to burning crackers. Not only they cause smoke and pollution but they are also the reason for hundreds of accidents and deaths of people. Or you can burn Green Firecrackers that are free from sulphur, lead and ash and do not cause extreme pollution.
Say No To Plastic Wraps
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Diwali is the time to exchange gifts. People get their gifts covered in plastic wraps and keep in plastic bags which is extremely harmful. Instead of covering gifts with plastic wraps use newspaper and store the gifts in paper bags to avoid increasing plastic non biodegradable waste.
Discard Waste Properly
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It is important to take the responsibility of discarding the waste created by us. Waste can be anything it can be plastic wrappers, burned crackers, sweet boxes, etc. After using the products is it our duty to discard them properly. All the waste should properly be differentiated into degradable and non degradable category before disposing them accordingly.
Donate To Less Fortunate
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Instead of burning money by buying crackers it is better to bring smile on faces of those who are less fortunate than us. Buying orphan children clothes, books, stationaries is the best way to share happiness and help them in need.
Keep The Music Down
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Do not create noise pollution by playing songs loudly. It is not good for the health of elders and it also disturbs the animals. The best solution to this is to listen music in soft volume and within the proper time period.
Take Care Of Animals
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Animals are extremely sensitive towards loud noise and burning or crackers or loud music irritates them Therefore animals should be kept in safe environment during the festival. Also they should be taken for walk before people start going crazy.
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