Chand raat, new clothes, full tables, and posts that feel like home
There are two Eids a year, and they feel different. Eid al-Fitr closes Ramadan: chand raat, mehndi, new clothes, sheer khurma and eidi. Eid al-Adha comes about seventy days later, during the Hajj season, and centres on the sacrifice, sharing meat with family and those in need, and big family meals.
Eid al-Fitr 2027 is expected around 9 or 10 March 2027 and Eid al-Adha around 16 or 17 May 2027, both depending on the moon sighting where you live. Below are 40 ideas for creators and small businesses, two scripts, and a plan for the weeks before each Eid.
Updated 29 September 2026 · by Danish, who makes TallyReel
Each one is written as the first line of the video. Copy it, or press Make this and paste it into TallyReel.
About 30 seconds each when read aloud. Paste one into TallyReel as your own script, or change the details first.
The script behind the video above
The night before Eid has a name. Chand raat, the night of the moon.
Someone spots the thin new moon, and the phones start buzzing.
The markets stay open late. Glass bangles clink in every stall.
Aunties and cousins sit in a row while mehndi dries on their hands.
At home, the kitchen is already busy with tomorrow's sheer khurma.
Nobody sleeps much. And in the morning, the whole family says Eid Mubarak.
Script 2
Eid is coming, and our mithai boxes are nearly gone.
Every box is packed by hand, fresh on the morning you come to collect it.
Inside you get barfi, gulab jamun and our pistachio squares.
Small boxes for the neighbours next door, and big ones for the family table.
Orders for Eid close this Friday at six in the evening.
Order today, collect on chand raat, and Eid Mubarak from all of us.
For Eid al-Fitr, the shopping rush starts around the middle of Ramadan, so businesses should begin about three weeks before Eid. Creators can start with outfit, mehndi and recipe ideas in the last ten days. For Eid al-Adha, start about two weeks before, when people plan travel, catering and family lunches.
Because the exact date depends on the moon, write your posts so they still work if Eid moves by a day. Say "expected around" in any dated post, and keep one Eid Mubarak post ready to schedule the moment the date is confirmed.
Post a short, warm Eid Mubarak reel early in the morning, when people are getting ready and scrolling between prayers and breakfast. Keep it under 20 seconds. Later in the day, share food, family and outfit content, which people watch while resting between visits.
The offers that work best save people time in a very busy week. A clear deadline is often more useful than a discount.
For Eid al-Adha, do not show the sacrifice itself; many viewers do not want it in their feed and platforms may restrict it. Show markets, cooking and sharing instead. Do not state the Eid date as final before it is announced, and do not take sides in moon-sighting debates. Avoid giving religious rulings, never depict prophets, and keep humour about relatives gentle.
Type an idea like "chand raat night market" and edit the draft so it matches your family's Eid. The app matches stock footage to each line and adds a voiceover, captions and music on your own computer. Make your Eid posts during Ramadan, then queue them in TallyReel Post, ready to go out once the moon is sighted.
Eid al-Fitr 2027 is expected around 9 or 10 March 2027. The exact day depends on the moon sighting in your country.
Eid al-Adha 2027 is expected around 16 or 17 May 2027, again depending on the moon sighting where you live.
A short Eid Mubarak reel in the morning, then food, outfits, family and chand raat moments. Businesses should post opening hours and last order dates before Eid.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Adha comes during the Hajj season, about ten weeks later, and is known for the sacrifice and sharing of meat.
Type the idea into TallyReel, read the script, and it makes the video on your own computer. Your first 3 are free.