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Chand Raat Eid Festival will be held on Saturday, 19th Sept 2009 at Whitlam Leisure Centre Liverpool Sydney
Chand Raat Eid Festival is marking its 11th year with a spectacular event. It is being held on Saturday, the 19th of September, 2009, at Whitlam Leisure Centre, Liverpool, NSW (Australia). The carnival starts 6.00pm and ends midnight. As this year it is being held on Saturday evening, many thousands of people are expected to attend this event. Chand Raat, which means night of the moon, is a celebration of the ending of Ramadan and the start of Eid-ul-Fitr. Since the Islamic Calendar is lunar, Eid ul-Fitr is on the first of Shawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic year. Since this custom is dependent on the sighting of the moon, it can often happen on different days in different parts of the world.
Chand Raat Eid Festival is an open festival-style, entry-free, carnival where variety of stalls, children rides and entertainment are arranged. Hon Laurie Ferguson, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services and Ms Wendy Waller, the Mayor of Liverpool City Council will be the respected guests of the occasion along with many other community representatives. Information, images and video of previous years can also be seen on website www.chandraat.net .
The aim of celebrating the Chand Raat Eid Festival is to promote traditional Eid celebrations in multicultural Australia among the younger generation; especially those born and raised in Australia. The festival is an opportunity for families to get together, do Eid shopping and eat delicious foods from a variety of stalls. The community groups and individuals place variety of stalls such as clothes, jewellery, henna, bangles, shoes, food, toys, handicraft and many other traditional items. It also provides the opportunity for many Australians unaware of such festivities to get together and enjoy the various different cultural exhibitions. There are children amusements and rides and multicultural performances on stage.
If you would like more information from our Director, Syed Atiq ul Hassan or like to cover the event please contact me on my mobile; 0414 204 093 or email; info@chandraat.net .
Sarwat
Hassan (Miss)
Media Coordinator, Chand Raat Eid Festival,
www.chandraat.net
Phone: 02- 9648 6421 - Fax: 02- 9648 6427
Mobile: 0412 881 597
