Celebrate Eid Ul Adha at your home- 7 Tips to decorate your home
Eid ul Adha is one of the main festivals celebrated by Muslims everywhere. It is a festival that brings family and friends together on a joyous occasion. Eid ul Adha is celebrated for 1-3 days. There are many traditions followed in this eid. Apart from the religious and cultural celebration, what holds more importance is the sharing of love and happiness with families and friends. Visiting families and friends and exchanging wishes and gifts are a tradition on the day of Eid. Ever since COVID took over the world, everyone has been stuck at home and since last year all the festival celebrations have been recommended and limited to the home.
For safety reasons, people have been spending their festivals at home. And the best way to feel the celebration is by creating an environment that would suit the day, that is by decorating your house and feeling it. As much as food plays an important role on the day of Eid, the decoration and preparation of eid create a lovely atmosphere for the celebration.
This brings in so much excitement and fun for the families to enjoy with everyone and feel the vibe of celebration. Decorating your home for festivals marks the day and brightens up your space. Since families and friends will be visiting each other, you have to decorate the house to be more welcoming and to match the divinity of this blessed day. The rush of changing curtains, cushions and carpets is a different kind of excitement during Eid. The festivities begin when your home is decorated and welcoming. So here are a few tips on how you can decorate your home for Eid.
- Stars and Moon cut-outs
Stars and moon are the main symbols that represent Islam, which is often used in decorations. Especially during eid. You can make use of star and moon ornaments or even make handmade banners and garlands made of stars. These can be hung around the house or walls or the eid table.
- Lighting
Brightening up the room to give it a festive look is part of the décor. Lighting is an important part of the decor. This brightens up your space and what’s a decoration without some lights. As for lights, you can make use of fairy lights, lanterns, flashlights and other kinds.
- Themes
The best part about decoration is choosing a theme. Themes will help you decide which colour combination is needed to set the table and decor. Plan out the colours, and then decorate the house accordingly. You can use light or dark shades to make your living room look festive. You can get down balloons, banners, treats, gift wrappers according to the theme so that all will fit in well.
- Eid Banner
Here comes the most fun part about decorations. The “Eid Mubarak” banner! You can either DIY the banner with your family or buy them from the store. You can use A4 sheets or other craft papers to make a paper banner or even make a wreath out of flowers, coloured mesh and other types of crafts. It can be used at the front entrance, fireplace, on the wall or even at the sweets table. The Eid banner makes your eid décor complete, giving it more festival vibes.
- Gift and treats table
What’s eid without some sweet treats? Decorating your table with a variety of food is the best part about celebrating Eid at home. At the table, you can arrange gifts and treats. You can organize a set of sweet and savoury baked goods, fruit and cheese platters, drinks, and eid cake, candies for kids, etc. as for gifts you can use wrappers according to the theme colour and pack them.
- Candles and Balloons
Add a bit of scent and décor with candles and balloons. Creating a welcoming environment for you and your guests will make Eid even more fun. It can make the background more exciting and lively. Scented candles can set the atmosphere and make it more welcoming. Place some candles on the table or any shelves to give a classy touch to your home décor.
- Plan out your Eid table.
A beautifully set table completes the decor. You can make use of antique and unique crockery to present your sweets and other food items. It will add a beautiful touch to the table. It is the place where most people are drawn to and the most important part of the decor that lights up the day of Eid.
