For many youngsters staying away from home in hostels or paying guest accommodations, being unable to celebrate Rakshabandhan with siblings is disappointing. However, you can commemorate the beautiful festival of siblinghood uniquely even in a hostel or PG.
Here are some creative ways to celebrate Rakhi wholeheartedly with hostel mates and make the day special when staying away from family:
Virtual Celebrations
Technology enables us to bridge distances instantly. Make optimal use of it for virtual Rakhi celebrations:
- Decorate your hostel room with flowers, torans, and lights to create a festive ambiance.
- Video call parents and siblings just before the auspicious muhurat. Do a virtual rakhi ceremony and aarti together.
- Share childhood memories and funny s tories on the call. Exchange virtual gifts and heartfelt wishes.
- Click photos in traditional outfits to share online. Wish each other through digital rakhis, e-cards, and customized videos.
- Feeling homesick? Spend some relaxing time looking at family albums together online.
Make Rakhis
Channel your creativity and make DIY eco-friendly rakhis with hostel mates using available materials:
- Make quilling rakhis with colorful sheets of paper and Fevicol.
- Reuse old bangles, laces, and fabrics to make fusion rakhis. Add a personal touch.
- Use color pens, paints, beads, sequins to decorate plain rakhis bought locally.
- Look up quick DIY rakhi tutorials and make them together. Exchange it with each other.
- Send some homemade rakhis by post for siblings back home to surprise them.
Bond Over Food
Food and festivities go hand-in-hand. Bond with hostel friends over delicious treats:
- Rustle up easy homemade sweets in the common kitchen like kheer, barfi, gulab jamun etc.
- Prepare fun snack platters to share like chaat, sandwiches, rolls, baked goodies, fruit salad.
- Order festive food combos from local restaurants to enjoy a feast together.
- Bake a cake together and celebrate your friendships amidst tasty treats!
Fun Group Activities
Engage in group activities and games to make your Rakhi afternoon lively:
- Play dumb charades with Bollywood songs and movies as the theme. Lots of laughter guaranteed!
- Organize fun sports matches like cricket, football, volleyball etc. at the common grounds.
- Plan dance or music performances and hold a hostel talent hunt contest.
- Conduct games and quizzes testing how well you know your hostel mates. Give small gift hampers for winners.
- Watch a new movie or binge iconic shows together. Munch on snacks and have a chill time.
Exchange Gifts
Gift simple token presents as gestures of love to fellow hostellers and make them feel special:
- Make personalized cards with handwritten messages for your close group.
- Find affordable gifts, festive goodies like chocolates, candles, mugs, plants etc.
- Give locally made traditional food hampers containing snacks and sweets.
- Present utility gifts like t-shirts, personalized notebooks, pens, handy organizers etc.
Rakshabandhan may be physically distant this time but you can still feel close to family and friends through thoughtful celebrations. Cherish the joy of relationships with hostel mates as you commemorate threads of siblinghood. Find every essential to celebrate this festival at Discovering Brands and save more.
