Creative and easy decoration ideas to decorate your home this Lohri

The auspicious festival of Lohri is celebrated with traditional fervor in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The festival marks the end of winter when families gather near the fire and dance to the famous festival folk songs Sundar Mundariye Ho To celebrate the passing of the winter solstice. Kids and adults alike participate in kite flying activities in different parts of Punjab like Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar.

In addition, the festival of Lohri is traditionally celebrated to celebrate the start of the harvest season in Punjab where women wear traditional clothes and perform the folk dance called Giddha. People also hand out the three foods – jaggery, peanuts and popcorn associated with Lohri. To celebrate the occasion enthusiastically and enthusiastically with your loved ones, here are some ideas to decorate your home for the Lohri festival.

Lohri decoration ideas for home

• Hand-painted earthenware, bottles and more

One of the best cost-effective ways is to fill your home with vibrant and colorful décor and engage in some DIY activities using some of the materials available around the house. Watercolor earthen pots, colorful bracelets, hand-painted bottles, pinwheels, and more can add life to your decoration.

It’s time to dig into your mom’s closet and bring out the old scarves or dupatta to decorate the house for Lohri. Colorful scarves or scarves can be wrapped around poles, hung from the ceiling and also used to cover tables at home. You can also opt for the beautiful and vibrant Phulkari dupattas which are a type of traditional Punjab embroidery.

Colorful kites can be a great source of entertainment when you are flying high in the sky. But these colorful pieces of paper can be used to decorate your home for this occasion. Creatively placing a set of kites on the table or taping them to the wall can add color to your walls.

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