Chaand Raat is comparable to Christmas Eve in Christian nations.
On this night families and friends often gather to spot the new moon, which signals the arrival of the Islamic month of Shawwal and the day of Eid.
Chaand Raat is celebrated festively and passionately. Buildings are brightly decorated, and markets remain open late into the night. Often people will make last minute food preparations and shopping for Eid ul-Fitr, which is the following day. People wish each other Chaand Raat Mubarak (Translation: "Have a blessed night of the new moon") or Eid Mubarak (Translation: "Blessings of the Eid day").
