10 Ways to Celebrate Independence Day with Your Partner

India will celebrate its 78th Independence Day on 15th August this year. Check out the best ways you can celebrate this day with your partner.

Independence Day reminds every citizen of the country about the freedom movement and its struggle. It also educates us about the struggles of our freedom fighters and the sacrifices they made to achieve freedom for our country. Celebrating Independence Day is a way to remember our freedom fighters with pride. And what’s better than joining this celebration with the love of your life? Here are 10 creative ways you can celebrate this 15th August with your partner.

1. Flag-Hoisting Ceremony

The flag-hoisting ceremony marks the beginning of the Independence Day celebrations. Flags are hoisted across the country by people of different castes, creeds, and cultures. You and your partner can attend a flag hoisting ceremony around your neighbourhood, society or community centre.

2. Flag Making

Flag-making is one of the most fun ways of celebrating Independence Day  with your partner. It instils a true sense of patriotism among ourselves and   also provides us with the significance of the flag colour and its symbol. This can be a fun activity to do together as well as can strengthen your bond with your partner.

3. Kite Flying

Kite flying is one of the most common activities performed by patriots on Independence Day. Every Independence Day, we see the sky filled with millions of kites and bursting with tricolours. Flying a kite with your partner can be a fun activity to do on Independence Day. It is an expression of freedom for every patriot.

4. Bingeing on Patriotic Films and Songs

Every Independence Day is incomplete without listening to patriotic songs and watching patriotic films. Most of us wake up listening to patriotic songs being played on loudspeakers around our societies and neighbourhoods. Watching patriotic films with your partner is one of the best ways to celebrate Independence Day and feel patriotic. You can also listen to patriotic songs and feel inspired.

5. Visiting Museums and Other Historical Places

Planning a visit to museums and other historical places with your partner is one of the best ways to educate ourselves about the history of our freedom movements and their struggles. We can also learn a lot about the freedom fighters and their resilience which helped our country gain independence by visiting historical places.

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6. Planning a Picnic

Planning a picnic with your partner is one of the most enjoyable activities to celebrate Independence Day. Spending quality time over food, quizzes, conversations etc will highlight the importance of the day and instil a true sense of patriotism.

7. Participating in Sports Events

Sports is one of the best activities that engages and binds people across the globe. Participating in sports events along with your partner is a fun activity to do on Independence Day. Sports celebrate unity and teach the importance of team spirit. Using flags instead of batons in team sports will highlight the significance of the day.

8. Traditional Dressing

Dressing traditionally along with your partner in ethnic wear using tricolour can be refreshing for the occasion. Women can wear sarees, suits, Kurtis etc and men can dress up in traditional attire such as kurta pyjama, Nehru coat, dhoti kurta etc using tricolours in them.

9. Preparing Sweets and Ethnic Food

Prepare sweets and a special meal along with your partner using tricolour in it. You can prepare desserts like tricolour barfi, jalebis etc and food like tricolour sandwiches, pulao etc to signify the importance of the day.

10. Tree Plantation

Environmental hazards are one of the major issues we’re facing in the world right now. Planting a tree with your partner can be one of the best ways to tackle the environment and contribute to our society. Together you can contribute a little to the environment, celebrating love and nature.

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So, these are a few activities which we can do to celebrate our Independence Day. The most important thing is to understand the significance of the day and remember the people who made it possible. To pay tribute to our freedom fighters and learn from their resilience. To look beyond oneself and think about the future generation. Wishing our readers of Wedding Affair, a very Happy Independence Day.