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What to Keep in Mind Before Sending Greetings
Send Occasion Appropriate Gifts
There are a lot of different festivals celebrated in India. Thus, it is a good idea to send occasion appropriate gifts to your friends and relatives. So, send your relatives sweets or chocolates with kites.
Do not send diyas during Makar Sankranti. Also, do not give gifts or wishes just for the sake of giving. Put some thought in buying the gifts and make sure that your recipient loves it. Try gifting things that can help while performing rituals of that particular festival. You can also consider gifting idols of god as they are considered auspicious during all times. If you do not want to spend a lot of money, then just send greeting cards.
Just Do Not Send Digital Greetings
After technology evolved and mobile phones were discovered, people have lost the importance of human connection. This Makar Sankranti you can reconnect the old-fashioned way by sending your greetings to your friends and relatives via snail mail. People will surely appreciate such kind of wishes. Recipients can appreciate and preserve your gift for a long time. So do not just wish over a phone call or a message! Also, think of gifting some sweets or dry fruits with the greetings.
Make a List of the Recipients
When planning to send Makar Sankranti wishes, make a list of all your relatives and friends. This is necessary so that you do not forget any one of them. It so happens that if you miss someone by mistake, it may make them feel bad. A small act can affect your relationship. There are a lot of things to do while celebrating a festival. From cleaning the house to decorating it, everything is included. During Makar Sankranti, people normally clean their terraces and fly kites.
Thus, it is a good idea to write the list and decide on the number of greetings or gifts you send out. Apart from that, you can also plan to host a party on your terrace. You can call your close friends and fly kites with them. Make sure you send out the invites in advance.
The Importance of Sending Makar Sankranti Wishes
Makar Sankranti is a festival that marks new beginnings and is dedicated to the sun god. It actually moves northwards from Tropic of Cancer to Tropic of Capricorn. It is a harvest festival and is called by many names across the country. According to the Hindu calendar, things change astrologically as well. Thus, people celebrate it with much spirit and vigour. So, it is important to send good wishes to everyone around. Also, there are a lot of rituals which differ from state to state.
Send those wishes with some gifts and spread happiness. You can also plan to celebrate in a grand way if your budget permits. Host a party for your friends. You can even plan a party where everyone chips in a small amount of money and celebrates.
Some Makar Sankranti wishes you can send this year:
- Happy Makar Sankranti. May God bless you with a lot of health and wealth. I hope you always find happiness by your side.
- I hope that the sweetness of til ladoos fills in your life as well this Makar Sankranti. A lot of blessing and wishes your way.
- Happy Makar Sankranti. May the warmth of the sun fill your life with success and prosperity. I hope you achieve new heights of success and acquire all that you want.
- May the harvest crop fills you with a lot of health and well being and may the warmth of the sun fill your life with prosperity and positivity.
- Sending heartfelt wishes and love to your family from mine. Happy Makar Sankranti.
Things You Can Send on Makar Sankranti
Til Ladoo
Til Ladoo from avarya.in is a completely appropriate gift. Since it is winter in almost all parts of India, people eat seasonal sesame seeds in their diet. Thus, it is almost a ritual to make til ladoos during Makar Sankranti.
The ladoos are full of nutrients and can be eaten when maintaining a healthy diet. The shelf life of the product is 90 days. The product is even suitable for jains. The ladoos are sweet and crunchy. One 200 grams packet is priced at Rs.65 and so it is really affordable.
Dry Fruits Gift Box
Dry fruits are eaten the most during winters. Thus, it is a good idea to send a box of dry fruit with Makar Sankranti wishes. Dry Fruits Gift Box from flipkart.com is a great gift.
The box contains almonds, raisins, cashews and roasted pistachios. The pack contains each dry fruit of 100 grams. The total quantity of the box is 400 grams. The shelf life of the box is 4 months and it is priced at Rs.297.
Leave Dry Fruits Multi Mixed Dried Berries
Leave Dry Fruits Multi Mixed Dried Berries from amazon.in is a wonderful gift. You can gift this to a friend who loves eating organic and exotic food. The berries pack include strawberries, golden berries, red cranberries, black cranberries, blueberries and goji berries.
Berries are known to be good antioxidants and are filled with the goodness of health. They are produced in California and their shelf life ranges from 4 to 6 months. It is advised to store them in a cool and dry place. They taste sweet and sour. The berries are fat-free and weigh 200 grams. The berries are FSSAI certified and are priced at Rs.559.
Lindberg Assorted Gift Box
When you are confused about gifting something to someone, then opt for chocolates. Almost everyone loves chocolates and it works for kids as well. Lindberg Assorted Gift Box from bigbasket.com is a perfect gift.
The box contains Belgium chocolate truffles. There are 5 pieces in the box, all of the different flavours. The flavours are roasted almonds, nutty hazelnuts, fruit and nuts with milk chocolate, pure milk chocolate filled with orange and aromatic coffee blended in chocolate. The box is 50 grams and it is priced at Rs.74.50.
Hersheys Chocolates with Nescafe Sachets
Hersheys Chocolates With Nescafe Sachets & Steel Mug from igp.com is a wonderful gift hamper. It is perfect to send in with all the good wishes. Gift this to someone who loves a combination of coffee and chocolates. It contains Hershey's cookie and cream bar with Hersheys cookies and chocolate bar. It also contains 4 units of 3 in 1 instant Nescafe coffee sachets. The hamper comes with a steel lid glass.
The glass is 5 inch by 3 inches in size. The hamper also contains a jute potli which is sized 7 inches by 5 inches. It is priced at Rs.710.
Green Tea Samplers
Green Tea Samplers from teatrunk.in is a great choice. It is perfect for that health-conscious cousin or friend. The best part is that these are colling green tea blends which means that it can be used in hot and cold water. There are 4 samples included in this pack. Each of them contains 10 gm of tea which makes 5-6 cups each. The first flavour is marigold green tea which is infused with marigold flowers and lemongrass. It is super refreshing.
The next flavour is saffron kahwa green tea which contains blends of saffron, rose, almonds and cardamom. The other one is hibiscus green tea which contains real hibiscus flowers which brings out a tangy flavour. The last one is long island green tea which is delicious with a taste of orange peels and mint. The teas are worth trying as they contain no additives or artificial colours. They are made of unique blends are without tea dust. They are priced at Rs.295.
Make a Card on Your Own
The other thing that you can do is make a nice Makar Sankranti card. The best thing to do is get mini kites from the gift shop. Next, take an A4 sized chart paper and fold it into the half. You can then stick the kite or kites in the front.
Write your message with sketch pens. Apart from that, You can also draw kites, if you are feeling all creative. Just do something nice and simple. You can also consider buying cards from a local gift shop. You can also watch some YouTube videos for help. Stalking Pinterest for ideas is a good thing to do as well. You do not need to be an artist or painter to make a simple card. Your recipient will definitely appreciate the effort you will put in making the card.
Quest Nutrition, Protein Cookie, Chocolate Chip
Quest Nutrition from in.iherb.com is a great option. It is a perfect gift for health-conscious people. It is a protein and chocolate chip cookie. The cookies are soft and chewy. One cookie is of 59 grams and contains 12 packets. The cookies contain milk and peanuts but no gluten. The cookies also contain 15 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar and 9 grams of fibre.
The cookies are priced at Rs.1,482.37. They are a bit expensive and so you can choose to send it to your sibling brother or your boyfriend. The calories per serving are 250.
Roast Way Seed Mix
Roast Way Seed Mix from flipkart.com. The pack contains seed mix, wheat flakes and sweet and sour mix. Each pack contains 200 grams of a mix. Roast way foods are known to make delicious and lip-smacking namkeens.
The product is perfect for the occasion of Makar Sankranti as there are a lot of gatherings happening during that time. So, your recipient will be able to use them properly. The product is priced at Rs.260.
Sohan Halwa
Sohan Halwa from Place of Origin is the perfect gift. It is a good idea to send some traditional Indian sweets to all the relatives. The halwa is solid and brittle and is topped with dry fruits. The halwa is also glazed with ghee and is made in a city called Meerut.
The shelf life of the product lasts until 2 months. They are vegetarian but are not gluten-free. These sweets are perfect for winters because they contain sesame, ghee and jaggery which are filled with nutrition and are considered winter superfoods. They are priced at Rs.250 and contain 200 grams.
Spend the Festival of Makar Sankranti with Everyone
Festivals and celebrations are only fun when they are celebrated with friends and relatives. So, do not forget to remember your loved ones and send them good wishes. They will know that you have not forgotten them in your busy and mundane life.
Send good wishes to all your co-workers, family members and relatives. Try and write the wishes in your own words instead of copying it from the net or just forwarding a random message. People appreciate messages that are real and direct from the heart.
Different Ways in Which People Celebrate Makar Sankranti
India has a lot of festivals and the amusing thing is that the same festival is celebrated in various ways in different states. It is the same with Makar Sankranti as well. People from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh prefer celebrating the festival by flying kites. It is super fun as a lot of people get together in their terraces and perform this fun activity.
The people from Tamil Nadu celebrate Pongal during this time. It is a grand affair. The second day of Pongal an earthen clay pot is decorated and milk is put in it for boiling. The first set of harvested rice is added to it afterwards. Everyone recites Pongal O Pongal during this time.
During Sankranti, even the cattle that work in the farm are decorated. They are dressed with flowers, bells and are painted too. The farmers feed them with sweet rice and sugarcane. In some states, not only cows but all the other animals are also fed.
It is one of the important festivals and thus, it is important to send some sweets and wishes to your loved ones. Even if you do not celebrate the festival traditionally with rituals, do not forget to call your friends and cousins during Makar Sankranti. Festivals help people socialise and give a break to their otherwise boring and mundane routine.
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Gifts are Great Way to Assure Your Presence for Your Loved Ones
Makar Sankranti is a festival to recognise the movement, the movement being a celebration, the movement being life, the movement being the process of life and the beginning and the end of life. The significance of Makar Sankranti is that it is the time to remind yourself that celebrating movement is possible only when there is a taste of stillness within you. If you are away from your family and friends, make sure to send them lovely gifts and warm wishes on Makar Sankranti and make them feel your presence.