“Spring is a true reconstructionist.” : Henry Timrod 2018 kick-started with the chilly day ‘n’ nights and hot shots. By saying adieu to the past year, we left behind a lot of unexpected sorrows and pain afflicted both mentally and physically. With Hurricane Harvey’s havocs still popping up as nightmares, we decided to take a sturdy step onto a new year with a hope to start fresh. With the “Season of Colors” indeed on its way, Easter is around the corner providing hope to the humanity. The Spring starts right after the St. Patricks Day 2018, which is on 17th March 2018. In the United States and rest of the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of Spring Season is expected to be on March 20th and Easter comes right on the first day of April 2018. Easter has given a chance to the humanity to rejoice in the ascension of Jesus Christ the savior.There possibly can’t be a better occasion when both Spring and Easter falls on the same week. It will indeed be a festival of colors and hope!!! With Easter around the corner, if you are still in search of a way to celebrate the day with family and make some memories, then you are at the right place. Here are 7 creative ways to celebrate Easter 2018… 1. Let’s Make Some Easter Egg With Easter, the first word that pops into your head might be “Easter Eggs”. These are one of the most used decorative items to symbolize Easter. Making your own Easter Eggs for Easter are as colorful and bubbly as each of them looks. Regardless of age, dousing eggs in colors are always fun. Making your own custom designs on Easter Eggs might be the best relaxing stuff you can do with your kids or family. Try everything; from the traditional method of food coloring eggs to the latest one, marbled Easter Eggs. 2. Let The Easter Bunny Move In If there was a thing which felt more exciting as a child than waiting for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, then it might definitely be waiting for the Easter bunny to show up. So, enlighten your kids Easter spirits by letting Easter Bunny move in. This could be one of the fun things you can try to strengthen your parent-child bond. Gather around few wood planks and make a dwarf tree trunk house door from it. Cut out a bunny face or paint a bunny avatar on it. Rest it to dry and place it in the trunk of the tree in your backyard. Put an Easter Basket near to the door to make it look realistic. 3. “Where’s The Egg?” The egg hunt is one of the iconic group activity you can try this Easter. This is more like a treasure hunt buy, the Easter version. Involve both kiddos and elders in this game. Boil a few eggs and get some plastic eggs. Fill the plastic eggs with treats and pretzels to surprise the young ones. There are a few egg hunts conducted by local communities and organizations on Easter Day. So, have a look around and register today itself. 4. A Game of Egg Hop Relay Race Games both at individual and group level are also one of the star attractions at Easter time. Games like Egg Hop Relay Race, Match the Eggs, Easter Egg Decorating Station are a few of the people’s favorite games for centuries. The goals of these games are deeply rooted in bonding and caring. Gather your family or friends and play a few of these games in your backyard. A cold and sweet refreshing drink after these will replenish your stamina and keeps you energized. Make sure to get a bigger water jug to quench everyone’s thirst. This Waterford’s Crystal Water Jug will be perfect. 5. Cinnamon…Cinnamon…Cinnamon Rolls!!! Other than its religious face, Easter is well famous for the sizzling pastries and sugar-dusted cinnamon rolls. Dig out a recipe book online and make your own pastries on Easter Day. If you are planning to surprise your guest with your pastry skills, it would be great if you start practicing the recipes before the final showdown. Dessert makes the dinner complete, so we hope yours fill your guest's hearts too. Rabbit-themed cookies and pancakes will never go out of trend on Easter holidays. 6. The Sizzling Lamb Roasts Easter without an enormous feast is far from imagination. A good healthy feast starting from side dishes to desserts are must for celebrating the exact vibe of the holiday. Make sure you plan the recipes a week before and also be sure to have enough practice. From spinach-and-artichoke crown lamb roast to onion soup standing rib roast to cinnamon rolls; make sure you have it all planned. Even though you cook the best food in town, proper presentation of these tasty treats matters. Get a few new dinnerware with platters and salad plates to make sure you don’t flunk at the presentation part. Along with dinnerware, stemware, flatware, silverware, and crystalware too are important. Having these along with your dinnerware is like the high notes and low notes of a musical instrument; together they make miracles. 7. Plant a New Bud Since Easter is considered as a second chance to start yourself fresh, why should it be limited to only yourself? Take advantage of this Easter holidays in taking care of your environment and thus giving hopes for a “new green planet”. Plant a new life on the soil to celebrate the real meaning of Easter. Stop by the nearest greenhouse and pick up some potential seeds. Get yourself a good garden tool set and make up the soil bed. Fertilize it properly and make it suitable for the little guy to see the sunlight.
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“Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona Duit” St. Patrick’s Day or St. Paddy’s Day has a knack for bringing out the Irish in everyone. Whether it’s in your nearby local pub or simply donning green to ring in the occasion, this auspicious day has become a ubiquitous fixture for all – Irish heritage notwithstanding. Every year on 17th of March, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the globe. But, no one celebrates this as hard as an Irish does! Yes…It is that time of the year where you see green wherever you look and even green beers. It is again that time of the year when the Chicago lake turns green and people march on the roads with bagpipes and leprechaun hats while dancing all along the way. Well, you don’t need to be exactly in Ireland to experience this wonderful gathering. In the U.S, we have been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day to its full glory since 1762. This publish is all about St. Patrick’s Day celebration and the ways with which you can celebrate this day to the fullest. Here are 10 best ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2018…. 1. Go Green St. Patrick’s Day is all about the color ‘green’. Green is one of the boldest colors in the fashion industry and this is why exactly people love to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. Keeping aside the fact that shamrocks are also green in color, this holiday is all about enjoying the enjoying the freedom in going as subtle or as wild as you like. So, search your wardrobe and pull out that funky green dress you’ve hidden under the pile of other dresses and wear it to save yourself from the “leprechaun pinches”. 2. The Irish Makeover Give yourself a ‘grand’ makeover for the St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrocks or three-leaved cloverleaf is the pivot symbol of the holiday. So, make use of this to show the fun side of your fashion. Buttons, brooch pins, necklaces, bracelets, charms, rings, and much more…will definitely pop out from the rest as long as they have shamrock designs on them. Having something on you with shamrocks are the subtle way of showing your support towards the holiday and a whole community. To get on with another level; color your hair green or red or wear a wig of the ‘leprechaun’. Make sure the hair dye you are planning to use is non-toxic to avoid any medical situations. 3. Take Part In A Para Parades are one among the many attractions you can see on this holiday. The streets of New York, California, Georgia and much more will be brimmed with people in green. Taking part in these Paddy Day parades might be the best thing you can do as a supporter of the holiday and the Irish community. You would be amused to find how crazy the parade can get. It is both rich in culture and sovereignty. The unity and proud of being an Irish will blow your mind away. Irish slogans and chants steal the entire show. Make sure you get some balloons before you head out into the parades. There won’t be a better option other than taking part in a parade to enjoy this St. Paddy’s Day. 4. Eat Like Irish Potatoes are about as Irish as you can get and are one among the staples of the Irish diet. So, if you are planning to enjoy a full-fleshed St. Patrick’s Day, feasting on the staple foods from the Irish might be a great idea. Corned beef and cabbages are some of the favorites when it comes down to St. Paddy’s feast. Irish are a big fan of dishes with lambs. So, a lamb stew with potatoes along with some Irish soda bread might be the best pick for the day. Some of the staple foods include bangers and mash, colcannon and Shepherd’s Pie. If you can get your hands on some pink bacon or some savory roast chicken, consider yourself one with among the clan. 5. Drink Like Irish St. Patrick’s Day is one of the few holidays known for record sales of alcohol. So, most of the bars and pubs love the holiday. This is the best time to enjoy a glass of black ale or some of the Irish special ‘Guinness’ black lager. This day you’ll have a chance to all the alcoholic delicacies in the world. With ‘green beers’(just food color) taking over the market whiskey and other hot drinks are forced to be the ‘boilermaker’ or ‘bomb shots’. You can try some of the exotic drinks like Irish coffee, which is basically whiskey along with sugar and thick cream. Another one is called an ‘Irish Car Bomb’. Well, the name suits it too… It is a half-pint of Guinness with a shot mixed of Bailey’s Irish Cream and Irish Whiskey dropped in the beer. Sounds daunting right!!! 6. Learn To Talk Like Irish We don’t expect your Irish genes to dominate overnight so that you speak Gaelic fluently. But, learning a few words that Irish people use is worth a shot. Ask your Irish friends or surf the internet to get you in a comfortable position before St. Patrick’s Day. “What’s the Craic?” This might be one of the most used phrases by an Irish. You can rely on this by saying “ nothing much pal, just enjoying my glass of stout!” 7. Dance Like Irish Since, you ate like an Irish, drank like and Irish and learned to talk like an Irish, all you need now is to dance like an Irish. Irish dancing is well-known for its uniqueness all over the world. Learn some Irish moves from your friends or attend a few coaching classes. These will not only grab others attention but will also burn some extra calories.
Enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day to the fullest lost in the music and dancing to the rhythm. Conclusion St. Patrick’s Day is not all about the food, parades and abundant drinkings. It’s all about showing your appreciation and acceptance as an Irish. So, before hitting down the streets learn a few things about the Irish traditions and history. You can use these knowledge gain to start up a conversation or even amuse your friends. You can steal the show by some questions like: “Do you know why there are no snakes in Ireland?” or “Do you know St. Patrick was once brought to Ireland as a slave?”. We wish you a ‘grand’ St. Patrick Day wishes!!! “ Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! ” Source: http://blog.lijodecor.com/special-occasions/7-best-ways-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day/ |
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AuthorI am Ella James a lifestyle and decor blogger and editor at Lijo Decor. I am a long-time native from Miami, Florida , USA who loves to publish her own articles in various lifestyle-related websites. Archives
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