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The Night Before Eid
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The night before Eid has a name. Chand raat, the night of the moon.
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Someone spots the thin new moon, and the phones start buzzing.
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The markets stay open late. Glass bangles clink in every stall.
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Aunties and cousins sit in a row while mehndi dries on their hands.
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At home, the kitchen is already busy with tomorrow's sheer khurma.
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Nobody sleeps much. And in the morning, the whole family says Eid Mubarak.
