The holiday season is around the corner and saying that we are excited would be an understatement. It is finally the season to be jolly fa la la la…  

It is going to be another year to this awful pandemic and yet another year of us cribbing about it. But that won’t and shouldn’t change the fact that you want to gift your loved ones a Jhola full of quirkiness and love. Christmas 2021 won’t be as amazing as the other ones because even when we have started adapting to the new normal, it is still difficult to meet our loved ones. To make it reach somewhere close to where it should be, we will put in all the efforts we can, starting with a magnificent list of gifts to choose from.

To read a list as if it is a grocery list can get boring, right? We have a lot of points of view that will just fit in for the holiday seasons, so here’s a list, the trendy way. 

November is here and winter is around the corner too. Amid the dusky evenings and breezy air, winter peeps in like a kid hiding behind the curtain and giggling. It’s the time of the year when hoodies come out of the corners of your closet and make you feel cozy and warm. November borns are used to the cold and are usually winter lovers. For such snuggly beings, Jholu brings to you the perfect warm list for winter 2021. Cold is great when it is limited to being the weather outside. So to show the warmth and affection you carry for your loved ones, this is the list you must’ve been looking for. 

Gifting is one of the most difficult tasks since you don’t know where would you go wrong. You’d not want your loved ones to look at your choice of gift and be slightly disheartened, right? Over the years, the style of gifting has evolved. It is no longer one present given, one received. It is always more than that and we are never out of style. Whatever is trending Jholu keeps you updated and will always have your back (And well your shopping bag). 2021 has presented us with a combination of emotions and it was no less than a rollercoaster. To celebrate the fact that you survived this turmoil, we have introduced gift box combos. They are budget-friendly and trust us, make the best gifts of all time. So to keep up with the trend, do take a look at this list we have curated for you. 

Autumn leaves, carved pumpkins and a bunch of kids in costumes going around harassing neighbours for free candy.

The spooky time of the year is back (I know. Who thought we would have survived this long) and so are the repeats of horror movies on the TV.

Halloween (All Hallows’ Eve) is celebrated on the 31st of October every year and it marks the beginning of the cold dark winter. Celts thought that the boundaries between the living and the dead become thin and the spirits are more likely to cross them and enter our world. (And the humans want to go to space. Why doesn’t anyone stay where they are?)

And so to appease the restless spirits of their ancestors and their playful gods who tend to mess up with their harvested crops, Celts made offerings and prayed. They grew huge bonfires and sat around it, telling stories, singing, dancing with instrumental music. Costumes were also worn to ward ghosts (Because the best way to scare the ghosts is to be one) and people tried to predict their fortunes and make prophecies. 

And when the influence of Christianity grew, the festival slowly blended with the new beliefs and it became known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints Day.

The focus also shifted from the past to the future and Tarot card readers and fortune-tellers attempted to match young women with their future spouse through some peeled apple skin, egg yolks, hazelnuts and some even went as far as to hide a ring in mashed potatoes, hoping that they will find love with the diner who finds it. (I know it sounds pretty wild)

But as time went by, a lot of superstitions and beliefs faded off and it’s just a great day to eat delicious food, play games, dress up as our favourite characters and tell each other spooky stories.

Even if the festival isn’t immensely popular in India, why would anyone refuse to enjoy a fun day? So here are some ways you and your friends can celebrate Halloween!

Things are slowly getting back to normal and school/college works are piling up faster than you could say “Sunday”. In the race of getting higher marks and ranks, we don’t have to make homework and exams feel like a burden. Studying is now more fun (and more bearable) with cute stationery!