chaand raat at home?

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i’m thinking of getting together all of our friends for a “chaand raat” at our home.
i really dont feel like doing a proper iftaari with dinner lol and so i’m thinking maybe i’ll invite everyone for either snacks and desserts around iftaar time or i’ll invite everyone over for desserts late night.

need some suggestions on how to host this? i’m thinking of getting christmas lights and stuff and putting them up for a more festive look?
what else can i do?

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Re: chaand raat at home?

Henna, music, share eid plans/outifts, exchange eid gifts (nominal)

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I think you should invite your friends after Iftar for the desserts and other chaand raat celebrations.

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we are having in our area wth one dish party late night, bangles, music and games chit chat, called two hena ladies who can apply mehndi :slight_smile:

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chaand raat at home?

We be have a ladies/girls chaand raat every year, and take turns hosting. It starts right after Iftar (so that the wives can feed their husbands and kids lol) and is a one dish potluck. Everybody brings some sort of snack or dessert or chaat type dish to share. We have 1-2 mehndi walis come who usually charge $5-$7 per hand which is the going rate here. Whoever is hosting usually decorates with lights or colorful dupattas.

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^sounds soooo nice and fun MA

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Re: chaand raat at home?

chaand raats are very common in Pakistani community abroad :slight_smile:

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We had a family get together.. one dish party and mehndi, etc