The night before this Eid is not, technically chaand raat, which means ‘moon night’, referring to the sighting of the new moon, which one sees before the other Eid. This Eid takes place on the 10th of the month, so the moon is heading towards fullness, but I still think of it as chaand raat, though a more subdued one than before the other Eid (as it doesn’t mark the end of Ramzaan).
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