Joy Of Sharing Video Contest

Christmas is all about sharing and spreading the love so we decided to hold a video contest where our community can share their joy of sharing this Christmas and stand a chance to win a free lunch buffet for two.

How to enter the contest?

Make a video on ‘joy of sharing’ and upload it to your Facebook profile. Now copy this video URL and make a public post on BaazKart’s Facebook page using #baazkartjoyofsharing

You can also upload the video to your YouTube channel and submit that URL in the ‘joy of sharing’ tab on BaazKart’s Facebook page.

Rules

• In your video, convey the joy of sharing you see this season.
• The content should be original and not copied.
• Videos should be maximum 4 minutes long.
• Like BaazKart facebook page
• Contest begins at 9:00 A.M. IST on 14/12/2016 and ends at 11:59 p.m. IST on 01/01/2017.
• The best entry will win a free dinner buffet for two.
•  The winner will be picked on 02 -01-2017 based on the number of votes and content.
• The winner will be announced on 05-01-2017

CHRISTMAS CUISINE

A time of the year when every single person

is consumed with a spirit of happiness,

reverberating through each and every heart,

living in every single residence,

and what can be a greater harbinger of happiness, than the food itself.

Join hands with BaazKart,

and select from a wide assortment of food items,

meant to tingle your taste buds this festive season.

Brace yourselves for a treat full of wholesome celebrations

1.Belgian Chocolates

 Bringing to your doorsteps a world famous delicacy, which is reverent across them seven continents. Yes, we are talking about chocolates, and not about any other chocolates but pure Belgian dark chocolates, which are liked by people of almost all age groups. These chocolates come in a pack often, which can be consumed or gifted, based on your personal discretion.

2.Chocolate Spoons & Cards

This Christmas you have a chance to be creative and unique with your gifting options; wherefore you can gift chocolate spoons and even customise a chocolate gift card as per your choice of message, for these chocolate spoons are best served with desserts.

3. Double Chocolate Chip Cookie

Christmas is that time of the year when every single person is in a festive mood full of gaiety and effervescence, and what else can supplement this overwhelming feeling of happiness than our very special double chocolate chip cookies, which come in a pack of six. Gift your loved ones a box full of these chocolate chip cookies, and spread the joy of sharing amongst your near and dear ones.

4. Nutella Cookies

Nutella is something which is liked by people all over the world, and here at Baazkart, we are providing you with a pack of six Nutella cookies. So that you can gift a pack of happiness to your friends and family, who would be more than happy to share these cookies a token for your love and appreciation.

5. Homemade Wine

Christmas is an occasion of celebrating the joy of sharing and togetherness; wherefore millions of people light their homes with gifts and decor items, while the entire family gathers around a Christmas tree. Gifts are given out and the festive feeling of Xmas is celebrated, along with the meal wine is also consumed as a customary tradition.  Here at Baazkart we provide you with our Christmas special home made wine, which will figuratively serve as an icing on top of your Christmas cake.

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

Christmas is a festival where

we can observe a spirit of happiness,

while every single house is decorated with lights and gifts.

Children eagerly wait for their Santa to arrive,

with a bag full of gifts and surprises.

Here at BaazKart, we are doing something similar;

wherein we have a huge collection of Christmas gift items,

combined with mind-blowing offers and discount coupons.

Snowman Candy Jar 

Snowman candy jar is the perfect gift for your loved ones, especially children, who very eagerly wait for Christmas, just so that they can get gifts from their beloved Santa. A festival when sweets and candies are distributed in major quantities, this multi coloured candy jar made out of plastic and cloth weighs around ten grams.

Santa Wine Bottle Holder 

Christmas is an occasion when everyone in the family drinks wine, as a ritual or as a custom. So if you were wondering about what to gift your near and dear ones this Christmas, the answer is right in front of your eyes. This Santa wine bottle holder is made out of cloth and is red in colour, and do not let the name fool you into believing that this holder is meant for only wine bottles, but it can even hold onto candies and other sweet items if need be.

Battery Operated Showpiece 

In today’s age of information, when everything is moving at the speed of light, even them Christmas gift items have evolved to the levels of technological sophistication. This battery operated showpiece is just one of those sophisticated products; wherewith you get this Christmas snowman with a black hat and a USB charging cable. Weighing around forty grams while producing a polychromatic effect.

Polar Bear Cub Showpiece 

Christmas is an occasion of gifts and happiness, and what can be better than gifting your little ones with a polar bear cub showpiece, just to make their day a bit more special. This masterpiece is crafted out of foam and cloth, weighing around five hundred grams, this showpiece can be a perfect decorative item, with the dimensions of 25 x 18 x 25 inches, available in multi colour options, you can use this particular showpiece wherever you see fit in your house.

Handmade Pillow

Christmas is a festival when men and women of different age groups, gather around together and celebrate the festival of joy, distributing gifts amongst near and dear ones. Making it an event of celebrating togetherness, along with the entire family gathered around a Christmas tree; wherewith you can gift a handmade pillow to your friends and family, with a unique Christmas motif etched across the pillow cover, this authentically handcrafted pillow can be a perfect gift item this festive season.

DOES A PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE EXIST?

Christmas is a festival where

people cherish the joy of sharing,

with a collective consciousness of togetherness.

Every Christmas you would decorate

Your Christmas tree with different kinds of embellishments,

But have you ever wondered,

Does a perfect Christmas tree even exist?

If yes, then how can you make your Christmas tree perfect?

Well, we have a few suggestions which can

help you in your pursuit of perfection.

Champagne Christmas Tree

A golden Christmas tree, to uplift your spirits this festive season. With the tree towering up to an unprecedented height of 60 inches. This champagne Christmas tree is embellished with LED lights, which can be used for both indoor and outdoor decorations. Creating an awe-inspiring moment for every single guest, whoever has a glimpse of your monumental yet enthralling Christmas tree.

Golden Candy Stick

Christmas golden candy stick is a decorative item which can be hung on a tree or a wall, where you shall be entitled to a nice Tree, decorated with golden candy stick made out of PVC. This stick is a decorative hanging element, which can be used to embellish Christmas trees or walls and ceilings.

Thermocol Hanging

Christmas tree thermocol decoration items are used to decorate your Christmas tree with snow white hanging ornaments, which provide your Christmas tree with a very authentic look. Once coupled with a set of lights and other decorative items, you would be more than happy to see your once ordinary Christmas tree turn into your very own perfect Christmas tree.

Acrylic LED Christmas Tree

Make your Christmas a touch more creative, by buying this handy acrylic Christmas tree, which comes in with a set of led lights, making the tree unique in its own right. This acrylic Christmas tree is almost seven inches tall, which makes it handy and easily accessible. Use it in the most suitable location in your house and witness the magic spawned by this auspicious Christmas tree.

Santa Wall/Door Hanging

Christmas Santa wall or door hanging is a decorative item which is one of the most popular products in this category. This wall hanging has a mixture of Santa Claus, a snowman and reindeer, carved out of wood, this product is in the dimensions of 40 x 2 x 40, which makes it a perfect embellishment for them Christmas celebrations.

Ways in which Communities celebrate Diwali

DIYARI

Sindhis residing in india celebrate their Diwali just like everyone else, by bursting crackers and performing religious rituals, but they have even developed some special functions, such as washing gold and silver coins in milk, which according to them is a harbinger of prosperity.

KALI PUJA 

Kali Puja is a major festival for indians residing in west bengal and towards the eastern boundaries of the indian subcontinent, as they celebrate the festival of lights to welcome the arrival of maa Kali.

BALI PRATIPADA

This festival is primarily celebrated in North india, to celebrate the occasion when lord vishnu banished the demon king Bali, into an abysmal reality of the underworld.

KAHANIYA KATHI

People in Orissa follow all the basic procedures of an ideal diwali celebration, where they light their houses with lights, burst crackers and decorate their lives with endless happiness. They even burn jute sticks as a custom to invite their ancestors.

DIWALI (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) 

In late nineteenth century, indians were taken as slaves from Bihar and Orissa to them sugarcane plantations in the West Indies. After which their future generations settled there itself, who are primary participants of the diwali celebrations.

GUJARAT

Diwali celebrations in this part of the subcontinent, starts before the rest of india, and carries on till the last date of diwali celebrations, where the event of lakshmi puja which is a major occasion for most of the indian population, also signifying the beginning of Gujrati new year.

Diwali Food Guide

ANJEER BARFI

This is an authentic indian sweet dish where we mix dried figs, nuts, and dates chopped together, consequently mixed in water. After which we add raisins, cardamom and cinnamon powder to the mixture creating a distinctive flavour.

KALAKAND

Kalakand is a famous sweet dish of india, where we mix condensed milk with paneer and cardamom powder, adding required amount of sugar and rose water, garnishing the dish with cashews, saffron and pista.

GULAB JAMUN

one of the most famous sweets made and consumed in india, in the preparation of which we mix milk powder with maida and ghee, while adding some salt clubbed with baking soda and yogurt, finally garnished with almond slices.

BESAN KE LADOO

Preparing this dish calls for gram flour or what indians colloquially refer to as besan, mixed with ghee and powdered sugar, further adding onto the composition with mortar pestle and resins.

KAJOO BARFI

Kajol barfi is a delicacy which tangles every single taste bud in the Indian subcontinent, prepared with cashews (kajoo) and sugar, thoroughly mixed in water with ghee and coconut oil, adding a slight amount of rose water to give the sweet its trademark lip smacking flavour.

SOHAN PAPDI

A famous delicacy from the traditional culture of india, where people mix sugar with maida and gram flour, throughly heat the mixture while adding ghee and cardamom powder, finally garnishing the dish with pista.

 

CHOCOLATES

Famous in almost all parts of the globe, chocolates are something which is enjoyed by people from all age groups, starting right from children to them adults, with each one of them craving for that one bite of a chocolate, basically made from cocoa powder and butter mixed with sugar, milk and water.

DRY FRUITS

Dry fruits are a very important part of the Diwali food festival, where every single individual either gives or receives dry fruits as gifts from his/her near and dear ones. Dry fruits such as almonds, cashew nuts, pitachio and kishmish (raisins).

Different Types of Diwali Wear

WOMEN

SALWAR KAMEEZ 

Salwar kameez, is a traditional outfit originated from the Indian subcontinent. It is a colloquial term used to describe a massive collection of dresses. The salwar kameez can be worn by both men and women, but styles differ by gender. The salwar (pantaloons) and the kameez (body shirt), are two garments combined to form the salwar kameez.

GAGRA CHOLI (LEHANGA)

The choli is cut out to tightly fit the body along with short sleeves and a low neck. The choli is usually cropped, allowing exposure of the midriff. A form of skirt which is long, embroidered and pleated. It is worn as the bottom portion of a Gagra choli. It is secured at the waist and leaves the lower back and midriff bare.

SAREE

The word saree as described in sanskrit translates to a “strip of cloth”, which is 4-8 metres long, and 0.6-1.2 metres wide, and is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped around the shoulder, leaving the midriff bare.

KURTI

In everyday language a short kurta or a kurta worn by women is referred to as a kurti, . However, traditionally the term kurti is a synonym for waist coats and blouses. In a kurti the midriff is covered, distinctly distinguishing it from the choli.

MEN

KURTA PYJAMA

Kurta is basically a loose shirt which is almost as long as the wearer’s knees, with its sleeves falling onto his wrists, it can or cannot be collarless, depending upon the whims and fancies of its wearer. Whereas, pyjama is what people wear as their lower body clothing, which are either tapered on their ankles or fit to be loose.

DHOTI

Dhoti is a traditional men’s garment, worn in the indian subcontinent. Dhoti is basically a piece of unstitched cloth, mostly as long as 4.5 metres, and wrapped around the wearer’s waist and legs, finally knotted into the waist.

SHERWANI

Sherwani is a long coat-like garment worn in the Indian subcontinent, very similar to a British frock coat. It was traditionally associated with the Indian subcontinent. It is worn over a kurta with the combination of either churidar, dhoti, pyjama, or a salwar as the lower-body clothing.

PAGADI

It specifically refers to a headdress that is worn by men and needs to be manually tied.

WAISTCOAT

Waistcoat is a sleeveless upper-body garment. Which is usually worn over a shirt and a necktie, below the coat as a part of men’s formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in the traditional three-piece male business suit.

Famous Myths about Diwali

1) The Return of Lord Rama.

Diwali is a festival of lights, which is primarily celebrated to welcome the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, with his beloved wife Sita and his brother Lakshman. After a long fought battle with the evil King Ravana, who was a ten headed monster. For this occasion Ayodhya was decorated with lights and diyas, lighting each and every street in Ayodhya.

2) Lord Krishna killing Narakasura.

Narakasura was the king of filth, covered in dirt at all times; he grew greedy and arrogant with increasing power; wherefore he used to abduct beautiful girls and force them to live with him, he was a threat not only to his subjects but also to the Gods themselves. Lord Krishna Killed the demon king Narakasura and freed over sixteen thousand women, after which he took a bath in scented oils.

3) Emergence of Goddess Lakshmi

Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, emerging from a feud between the gods and demons, who were tangled in a race to obtain the nectar of immortality. Consulting Lord Vishnu in this pursuit, they could successfully churn the nectar of immortality from goddess Lakshmi, who chose Vishnu to be her companion, consequently Lord Vishnu carried goddess Lakshmi to the heavens.

4) The Cutting of Harvest 

Diwali is a significant occasion in the rural parts of India, because cutting the harvest for them rural denizens is an important event, who are an agricultural community, and whose daily means of sustenance is heavily dependent on the harvest they reap.

5) Lord Krishna and Mountain Goverdhan

Lord Krishna convinced the people of Vrindavan to focus on farming and maintaining their livestock than making pointless sacrifices to Indra for a natural phenomenon, like the rain. Furious with the people of Vrindavan, Indra the god of heavens, decided to wreak havoc upon the people of Vrindavan, by submerging their city under water on account of heavy rains and thunderstorms. It is said that during this time, little Krishna helped them villagers by lifting the mountain goverdhan as an umbrella for the people to save them from such calamitous rains.

6) Return of the Pandavas 

The return of Pandavas from their exile, after they lost everything they owned in a game of dice to the Kauravas, was celebrated by the people of Hastinapur by lighting their streets and houses with vibrant luminosity.