Want to throw a birthday party? Let’s think creative... Cause it’s on festival’s day!! What a luck - many would celebrate your birthday happily today. Let’s make it happier by our festive ideas. Festivals bring good times, good music and good memories to us and so does your birthday. Don’t just celebrate festivals... celebrate life so that your journey will become a festival of joy!! The celebration can be made festive taken into account the festival it falls on. India is a land of festivals. We celebrate many festivals. Our joy enriches our souls. In addition to this, your birthday will add to the celebrations. Here are some ideas to celebrate it, if it falls on following festivals -

1) A Diwali bash -

Colourful, bright lantern and lamp series

Don’t miss a chance to fill your life with the glow of happiness if your birthday comes on Diwali days. Diwali is the festival of lights. If you want to host a party on this account here are some ideas for home decoration. The house can be decorated with days, colourful lanterns, bulb chains, lamp series, candle decoration, twinkling glasses and much more. Welcome, your guest with path decorated with days. The light will fill their minds with happiness as they enter your house. Place some colourful lanterns in your surroundings. The light will attract sight of visitors and passer-byes.  Decorate trees in the surroundings with bulb chains and lamp series. They will shower beauty on the area. These decorations will help rejuvenate outer sides of the house.

It’s time for special decoration inside the house. Beautiful candle decoration ideas on tables and window will enlighten the souls. Twinkling glasses will attract the sight of all. One can go through a tutorial of lamp chains and decoration themes. This will help to make them at home. Many tutorials also provide ways for making bulb chains with the help of plastic bottles. Hence ‘best from waste’ theme is implemented. Ritual prayers can be conducted to shower blessings upon birthday boy or girl. Contemplations will help one receive peace and power of togetherness. Feast can be planned with sweets and delicacies that provide the true essence of Indian dining celebrations. Diwali – a festival full of sweet memories, full of sweets, full of light and full of enjoyment will shower lots of blessings upon you to live a life full of success.

2) A colourful birthday -

Colourful decorations at a rainbow theme party

What if your birthday falls on hold… the festival of colours? Bring on the paint!! Let’s splash colour of joy! Plan colourful dishes for guests. Include colourful candies, cake pops, chaats, sweets, gulab jamuns etc. Keep a tie-dye party. A game that will add the colour of joy and humor. Set a time, provide colour, water and bucket. The player will mix water, dye and tie, Color as much ties as you can. Tie them together and make a big chain. One who makes the biggest chain will be the winner. Give them attractive gifts.

You can arrange painting competition or t-shirt painting and enjoy it by participating it. Choose a professional artist as a judge. Let all bring out their artistic qualities. Offer fantastic topics such as my passion, my favorite place, my dream etc. You can also arrange face painting theme in your party. You can plan to celebrate an eco-friendly home in an orphanage or old age homes. Make your birthday special by gifting your moments to others.

Decorate your party venue with a rainbow theme. Let costumes be as much colourful as they can. Holi is a special time of year to remember those who are close to our hearts. Colour your life with love, warmth, happiness and joy!!

3) Birthday party with Dandiya -

An ideal costume for a birthday party on Navratri festival

Does your birthday fall on Navratri festival? Grab the opportunity with your both hands!! Plan a dance, dinner dance or barn dance!! Or plan for traditional Garba dance!! Designer sarees and lehenga sarees will add to bliss and enjoyment of your birthday. Traditional kurtas embraced with the mirror work will be suitable for men. Traditional accessories like jhumkkas and kadas will give you festive look. Navratri festival is also known for its fasting rules. You can grab some of its fasting dishes to plan your party recipes. These recipes include recipes like Sabudana Khichadi, Dahi Khichadi, Singhare Ki Poori, Dahi Aloo, Rajgire Ki Poori, Vrat Uttapam etc.

You can decorate your house with lightening lamps, flower designs, magnificent temples of the goddess, chandelier, paintings etc. Most important part of the day is rituals. May Goddess bestow upon you, her love, warmth and care!

The festival honors women power. One can spend the whole day with mother, sister of less fortunate children and women. Spread smiles among them. There is nothing as contagious as a smile. Respect women. On the tenth day of the festival, Dussehra, celebrations depict conquest of good over evil. You can vow yourself to empower your good will over certain bad habits that persist within you. There is no truth like admitting and no success like correcting mistakes in your life. Make a good start in your life!! Admitting your mistakes does not diminish your strengths; it shows your courage.

4) Santa blessed birthday -

Decorations at a Christmas birthday party

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way…..

Let’s all celebrate your birthday…!!

What a happy moment to have your birthday on Christmas day! May all angels bless you with success, happiness, and joy in your life….! You can decorate your party venue with these beautiful ideas -

• You can design a beautiful bow wreath.

• Use a candy cane vase to add to the beauty of the room.

• Make a mistletoe.

• Use pretty pinecones.

• Have a galaxy ornament.

• Prepare for Santa chairs.

• Keep hot chocolate jar ready.

• Use mantelpiece for decoration.

For the cuisine matter, you can have some tastier recipes such as rose Turkish delight, Gingerbread Stars, Garlic and Cheese Mushrooms, Cocktails, Festive Desserts etc. Attend midnight mass which will rejuvenate your mind. Decorate Christmas tree. Be a Santa for one day and enjoy distributing gifts to kids. Go for Christmas caroling. Watch Christmas movies with your dear ones. Doing generous acts and giving charity on this divine occasion will add to your happiness.

5) Sibling Day -

A wall decorated with pictures of the siblings at a birthday party

Does your sister’s or brother’s birthday fall on Rakhi Poornima? Then take the opportunity to throw a surprise party for her or him. Arrange a party venue decorated with photos that show your bonds of relationship and lightens your childhood memories.You can display videos thanking her or him for being such a beautiful person in your life. Plan some surprise gift for him or her. Go for an outing. Have awesome dinner and make the day memorable.

            A good life is a collection of happy moments. Make use of the opportunities and plan to make your birthday festive!!