Diwali Gift Ideas
Exchanging gifts on Diwali is a common practice everyone follows, whether in the corporate world or at home. You do not visit your relatives or friends empty-handed because the celebration of the festival seems incomplete without gifts. Be it sweets, dry fruits, handmade snacks, you do prepare it from a little earlier so that on the festive day when relatives come to your place, or you go for the Diwali party, you can carry it. But, even if these are a part of the tradition, it becomes challenging to come up with newer diwali gift ideas every year. The list of possible gifts has no boundaries as it’s more than a trend. You can choose anything you wish because all that matters is the good wishes you give to your friends and family with the gifts. Here’s a list of few diwali gift ideas that you can choose from:
Handmade Diyas:
When you prepare something with love, its unique. The creativity, the efforts, the desire to make someone feel good about the gift is all that matters. So this Diwali, if you are confused about what to give, Handmade Diyas are an excellent diwali gift idea. It’s true that with the newer trends coming in, people’s interest are moving towards fancy decorative and thus the traditional diyas have taken a back seat. But knowingly or unknowingly, we still appreciate the existence of diyas. So for this Diwali, you can make Diyas at home. To make diyas, all you need is to mix the Diya dough in a bowl and shape it in the way you want. Then, you can add colours, flower petals and decorate them. After that’s done, let it dry for some time and then pack it into beautiful gifting boxes. This is a lovely option to choose as a gift or a return gift for Diwali. Your friends and family will appreciate your efforts and creativity a lot.
Silver crockeries:
Indians have considered silver to be an auspicious metal for a long time. For pujas and in royal palaces, this was regarded as an essential metal used for crockeries. For a Diwali gift, this is also a good option. If you are visiting someone’s home for the Diwali party, you can choose this as a gift. The family will appreciate it, and the metal will bring luck and blessing to their house. You can choose a silver plate, spoons, bowl and glass that brings “shagun” into the home. When you wrap it up in beautiful wrapping paper and ribbon, its look also enhances.
Wooden tray Set:
Gond painting has been a traditional design that is recently trending, be it in dresses or household items. People often host house parties during the festival, so the pressure increases because if it’s a house party, you need to take something that’s fit for the house. So for that reason keeping the tradition of Diwali intact, you can gift these Wooden trays with beautiful Gond paints from Madhya Pradesh on it. Just remember not to get one tray rather a set of three trays so that the gift looks goof, and along with it, you can also carry a bouquet like orchids or lilies with it.
Ideals of Lord Ganesha:
As Indians, it’s undeniable that you and your family must have immense faith in Luck and the blessings that God showers on you. Lord Ganesha is said to be the God whose blessings is significant every time you take a new step. That’s the reason why people hold poojas of Lord Ganesha on Diwali, as that’s the time the new year starts for Hindus. So for this Diwali, you can gift your relatives a beautiful Ganesha idol so that it bestows the house with luck and love.
Gifts are emotions:
We celebrate Diwali because people had celebrated the return of Lord Rama after his exile to Ayodhya. The day he returned, people lightened up whole of Ayodhya with candles and diyas to celebrate the victory of Good over evil. This has continued for ages now, and every year people gather together to celebrate that. Gifts have been a part of it because many emotions cannot be expressed at times. And gifts are a way in which people show their love, affection and good wishes for friends and family. So, if you have been invited for a Diwali party and are concerned with the type of gift you should give, avoid anything grand. If you have emotions and good wishes intact, even the small gifts can mean a lot to others. It’s your intention of gifting that matters more than the gifts. For that matter, you can wish for someone’s good health and give them a basket of dry fruits. Also, you can wish them peace with a bouquet of white flowers if you know that they didn’t have a very good year that passed.
