7 Tips for Celebrating Safe & Eco-Friendly Holi 2021
Holi is the most colourful festival in India that adds happiness & fun to everyone’s lives. It is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil and also to make people realize the strength of goodness. This year, Holi will be celebrated on 29th March.
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Every year, people celebrate Holi with great enthusiasm but at the same time, it is also very important to keep our environment safe. We have created a list of simple yet fascinating ideas to celebrate Holi in an eco-friendly way.
Table of Content:
1. USE ECO-FRIENDLY COLOURS
2. USE OIL ON SKIN & WEAR OLD CLOTHES
3. SAY NO TO PLASTIC PICHKARIS & BALLOONS
4. SAVE WATER
5. MAKE USE OF ECO-FRIENDLY WASTE FOR HOLI BONFIRE/HOLIKA DAHEN
6. USE FLOWERS FOR HOLI
7. STAY HYDRATED
CONCLUSION
- USE ECO-FRIENDLY COLOURS
If you want to save your environment while getting involved in the festival of colours is to use natural colours. On this beautiful festival, make use of eco-friendly colours that are natural or homemade. It’s sad to say that most people purchase cheap colours in the name of affordability but those cheap colours are extremely bad for the skin as they are full of harmful chemicals. Why don’t you make your own Holi colours at home? The homemade colours are not just pocket-friendly but also safe for your skin. You can make colours using Sandalwood, Haldi, flowers and other natural ingredients. These colours are completely safe and can be easily washed off.
2. USE OIL ON SKIN & WEAR OLD CLOTHES
The very first thing you should do before playing Holi is to apply oil to your skin. The oil creates a protective layer between your skin and the colours. Also, it prevents the colours from sticking on your body so you can wash the colours off easily.
The other important thing is your clothes. Never wear your new clothes on Holi as they will surely go in the bin after that. Therefore, make sure that you wear something you don’t want anymore. If you don’t have any old clothes don’t worry there are various shops in the markets that sell low-price white clothes for the Holi celebration.
3. SAY NO TO PLASTIC PICHKARIS & BALLOONS
Everybody is aware that plastic is extremely harmful to the environment. Being responsible human beings we must reduce the usage of plastic. The first thing you can do is stop the usage of balloons and pichkaris during Holi. They create a lot of non-biodegradable waste which is an established concern for our environment now.
4. SAVE WATER
Celebrating Holi without the wastage of water also shows your contribution towards an eco-friendly Holi celebration. You might not have an idea but every year tonnes of clean water is wasted during Holi. Being a responsible citizen of the country you must spread awareness about saving water during the festival.
5. MAKE USE OF ECO-FRIENDLY WASTE FOR HOLI BONFIRE/HOLIKA DAHEN
Maybe you are not aware but using eco-friendly waste for a bonfire is a part of our culture. Our predecessors made use of wastes like coconut waste, cow-dung and others for the bonfire. Using wastes instead of wood can save various trees from getting cut.
6. USE FLOWERS FOR HOLI
Playing Holi with flowers is also one of the eco-friendly ways of celebrating Holi. You can organize a Holi party with flowers in your home and invite your friends & relatives to the party. Even there are some places where both men and women get dressed up in traditional attires and wear ornaments made with flowers.
7. STAY HYDRATED
Maybe you will be going to some party for the Holi celebration so don’t forget to get some water with you. The scorching heat, dance and the Holi colours can make you feel uneasy. So, it is extremely important to keep a bottle with you and stay hydrated.
CONCLUSION
Holi is a festival of colours, joy and happiness so don’t ruin the enthusiasm with harmful chemical-based colours. Play safe & waterless Holi with eco-friendly colours and see how good it feels. So, this Holi, take a pledge that your celebration will not harm the environment.
