Preserve Indian tradition in hearts by giving traditional gifts
Globalization and impact of western cultures on Indian society made popular gifts like greeting cards, chocolates, soft toys in the recent past but still there are people in India who prefer to give gifts which have traditional values. Also, such gifts introduces the new generation with the Indian tradition. Such exchanges of gifts are quite successful in preserving the Indian tradition. Now, to peep in to the traces of Indian gifts, it is needed to go back hundreds of years.
The festivals of India are hundreds of years old. The most common gifts which are exchanged during Indian festivals like Diwali, Holi and Dhanteras are homemade sweets and such sweets can also be purchased from the market. These sweets are commonly called mithai, it is being used as most common gifts in India since the times of Rajas and Maharajahs. The modern form of mithai is chocolates. People have started giving chocolates as gifts which shows that they have started inclined towards the western culture in the modern world.
There is a whole range of Indian gifts which are helping in keeping old heritage of India intact. Such gifts are Indian jewellery, handmade paper gifts, handmade home decorating gifts, jute handicraft, handicrafts, miniature painting, Indian antiques, and brass gifts. But, thanks should be given those artisans who are still making such traditional gifts to preserve the Indian culture. There would not be even a single house in the country where any of such gifts are not exchanged.
In some houses such handmade items are considered auspicious for prosperity and happiness. Since, India is rich in culture and tradition because it houses people of many religion, caste and culture. Lacquer bangles and any other sorts of bangles (which is also a jewelry form if made of gold or silver) are popular among married women. It is a tradition that married women wear bangles in India. So, bangles are also one of the popular gifts which women give to each other.
Since India is a religious country with various religious sites, the handicrafts which are used as gifts also contain religious values. Like idols of Gods and also decorative items like wall paintings also contain pictures of Gods. Also, there are handicrafts which are mark of golden history of our country which include Rajah, Maharajahs, religious figures, religious places and wars. Such handicrafts are also given to near and dear once which always keep reminding us the ages old history of the country and also such gifts help in preserving Indian tradition in our hearts.
You can get more information about Indian Gifts and Diwali Gifts by visiting Marbel Handicrafts India
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