Unique Ideas To Celebrate Rakhi 2011

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Amongst the numerous festivals celebrated by the people of the Hindu community in India, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is by far the most popular. This joyous festival also referred to as ‘Rakhi’, celebrates the eternal bond between brothers and sisters. Offering prayers to the Almighty, tying a Rakhi thread by sisters on their brothers’ wrist and exchanging gifts are the significant events of this glorious festival. This is followed by grand feasting and merry-making. But, if you want to try something different for your siblings on Rakhi 2011 then here are some ideas to get you started.

Since this festival is all about strengthening the bond with your siblings, you can do something memorable together. If you are miles away from your brother or sister, then on this festival of Rakhi, spend some quality time with him or her. It can be just be simple as inviting your brother over lunch or just meeting him over coffee and catching up on all the happenings in each other’s life. You can also surprise your brother by cooking him his favourite dish. Even if it is just a dessert or side-dish, he will surely love it. Furthermore, ...
... if your culinary skills are not up to the mark, do not worry. Your dear brother, will definitely appreciate the effort you have put in.

If you have home-videos of your younger days, relive those times by watching these. Whether it is about a birthday celebration or a picnic, you both will have a wonderful time taking a trip down memory lane. Besides these, you can also watch a latest movie which you both will enjoy. If you are not sure which movie to choose then you can opt for movies like ‘Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, ‘Wall E’, ‘Harry Potter’ series and so on. You will surely have a good time watching any of these. Furthermore, if you and your brother love visiting amusement parks then on this festival make it a point to go there. Make fun by taking all the rides together. You can be sure that at the end of the day you both will feel really rejuvenated.

Apart from these, gifts are also a wonderful way to tell someone how much you care for them. Thus, instead of gifting your siblings something face to face, you can opt to send them gifts through the online gifting portals such as GiftstoIndia24x7.com. This is an e-gifting site which has been helping individuals all over the world to send Rakhi to India along with gifts to their dear brother. If you browse through our site, you will come across a wide collection of items which will be suitable gifts for this occasion. Furthermore, to make your search easier, we have included a ‘Rakhi Gifts’ category from where you can choose a wide variety of gifts for your brother, sister, kids and Bhaya-Bhabi which you can send on the festival of Rakhi to India.

Since Rakhis are an important part of this festival, we, at GiftstoIndia24x7.com offers you a wide variety of these items. From simple doris to beautifully designed ones, you will find all these here. You can also send Rakhi to India by coupling with an attractive Rakhi thali which you can avail from our site. If you want to gift your brother something which he will treasure for many years to come then opting for an attractive watch or a personalised gift will be a good choice to send as gifts on the festival of Rakhi to India.

GiftstoIndia24x7.com also offers a wide variety of items for sisters as well. Cosmetics, fancy bags, perfumes, jewellery, apparels are some of the items which you can send her on this festival of Rakhi. If you are wondering when is Rakhi than this year, it falls on 13th August. Thus, place your order with us and make this celebration truly joyous for your loved ones.

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The author writes for GiftstoIndia24x7.com, an online gifting portal. This site aims to connect the global NRIs by enabling them to send Rakhi to India. This year, Rakhi falls on 13th August. Send Rakhi to India through us and experience the difference.