Last year Chand Raat was big success of Ladies organisation ( Nashaimun) , any organization doing Chand Raat this year , as Nashaimun has been dissolved.?
Chand RAAT Festival Pakistan Association proudly presents Chand Raat Sat 19/09 6pm till late Block House Bay community center Block House Bay Info for Stalls 6264199 , J Hassan President of PANZ
Chand Raat Eid Festival is an open festival-style, entry-free, carnival where variety of stalls, children rides and entertainment are arranged.
The aim of celebrating the Chand Raat Eid Festival is to promote traditional Eid celebrations in multicultural NZ among the younger generation; especially those born and raised in NZ.
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 NZer 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.
A email from Shakil Akhtar Dear Sir Chand Raat is a great idea and every one wants to be there. I forwarded your e-mail to my daughter.I would like you to see her response who has two small children and a kiwi husband:
What does it mean by women and children only?! How are they going to interact with non moslems kiwis by banning men! Sounded really good until this last term (women and children only)! Sumaira Franicevic (daughter of Mohammad Shakil Akhtar)
Pakistan Association of New Zealand invites and warmly welcome all ladies and children in the
Chand Raat Festival
On Saturday 19th September 2009 4:30pm to 9:00pm Hay Park School 670 Richardson Rd Mt Roskil
Huge sale of Traditional food stalls, Clothes, Jewellery, Sweets, Hina, Bangles, Shoes, Toys, Handicrafts and many other traditional items. Special arrangements for Hina and beauty Parlour.
Stalls are FREE: (Stalls are limited)
Come along with your relatives and friends and join us to have a free cup of tea and heaps of funnnnnnnnnnnn.
For stall booking and more information please contact Afshan Majid: Ph #(09) 8153165
Please Note: This Function is for ladies & Children only. Space is available for pray.
We are pleased to announce that Last night’s “Chand Ratt” was a huge success of PANZ. Approximately 200 hundred ladies from different ethnic groups were gathered to attend that remarkable and colour full event. The programme started after the official opening from President of PANZ’s wife Mrs. Robina Jamshad-ul-Hassan . Thare were more than 8 stalls. On iftar ladies enjoyed our proud Paki traditional delicious Dahi barra Chatt, Chana Chatt, Gulab Jamun Samousas, Haleem, tea and soft drinks. Many Ladies attending the function bought Pakistani outfits on surprisingly cheap costs. Henna stall were fully booked, where 6 talented henna patron makers were performing their talent. The henna stall queue‘s were very long. Our apologies to many of those who came late and demanded to organise this programme again next day. But we promise inshAllah we will meet them next time only if we have generous supporters like we have this year, which is obviously “PANZ” Thanks again PANZ for being the first to provide their own platform for ladies and kidds Chand Ratt in the history of PANZ and also for helping us to organise this event for the ladies and children in our community. We should be Hoping good traditions stay alive and are always carried on by others as well. Special thanks to our volunteers Mrs. Afshan Majid and Mrs. Neelam Rahman Regards Atiya Syed
Mandhi on Chand Raat , last year
Chand RAAT Festival
ReplyDeletePakistan Association proudly presents Chand Raat
Sat 19/09
6pm till late
Block House Bay community center
Block House Bay
Info for Stalls 6264199 , J Hassan
President of PANZ
Chand Raat Eid Festival is an open festival-style, entry-free, carnival where variety of stalls, children rides and entertainment are arranged.
The aim of celebrating the Chand Raat Eid Festival is to promote traditional Eid celebrations in multicultural NZ among the younger generation; especially those born and raised in NZ.
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 NZer 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.
Please Note: This Function is for ladies & Children only
ReplyDeleteDue to huge public response , PANZ has changed the venue of Chand Raat , now it would be in bigger and batter hall Said Jamshaid Ul Hassan
ReplyDeleteSat 19/09/09
5pm
Hay Park School
670 Richardson Rd
Mt Roskil
Women and children
A email from Shakil Akhtar
ReplyDeleteDear Sir
Chand Raat is a great idea and every one wants to be there. I forwarded your e-mail to my daughter.I would like you to see her response who has two small children and a kiwi husband:
What does it mean by women and children only?! How are they going to interact with non moslems kiwis by banning men! Sounded really good until this last term (women and children only)!
Sumaira Franicevic (daughter of Mohammad Shakil Akhtar)
Pakistan Association of New Zealand
ReplyDeleteinvites and warmly welcome all ladies
and children in the
Chand Raat Festival
On Saturday 19th September 2009
4:30pm to 9:00pm
Hay Park School
670 Richardson Rd
Mt Roskil
Huge sale of Traditional food stalls, Clothes, Jewellery, Sweets, Hina,
Bangles, Shoes, Toys, Handicrafts and many other traditional items.
Special arrangements for Hina and beauty Parlour.
Stalls are FREE: (Stalls are limited)
Come along with your relatives and friends and join us to have a free cup of
tea and heaps of funnnnnnnnnnnn.
For stall booking and more information please contact
Afshan Majid: Ph #(09) 8153165
Please Note: This Function is for ladies & Children only.
Space is available for pray.
Well done PANZ . Done it Again
ReplyDeleteWe are pleased to announce that Last night’s “Chand Ratt” was a huge success
of PANZ. Approximately 200 hundred ladies from different ethnic groups were
gathered to attend that remarkable and colour full event. The programme
started after the official opening from President of PANZ’s wife Mrs. Robina
Jamshad-ul-Hassan . Thare were more than 8 stalls. On iftar ladies enjoyed
our proud Paki traditional delicious Dahi barra Chatt, Chana Chatt, Gulab
Jamun Samousas, Haleem, tea and soft drinks. Many Ladies attending the
function bought Pakistani outfits on surprisingly cheap costs. Henna stall
were fully booked, where 6 talented henna patron makers were performing their
talent. The henna stall queue‘s were very long. Our apologies to many of
those who came late and demanded to organise this programme again next day.
But we promise inshAllah we will meet them next time only if we have generous
supporters like we have this year, which is obviously “PANZ”
Thanks again PANZ for being the first to provide their own platform for ladies
and kidds Chand Ratt in the history of PANZ and also for helping us to
organise this event for the ladies and children in our community. We should be
Hoping good traditions stay alive and are always carried on by others as
well.
Special thanks to our volunteers
Mrs. Afshan Majid and Mrs. Neelam Rahman
Regards
Atiya Syed