30 Eid Questions for Dadi, Nani and the Whole Family

The questions

30 Eid questions to ask your family

Three of these go in the book to start. Swap in any you like, or write your own.

For Dadi and Dada12 questions

Tell me about Eid when you were little. Who woke you for the prayer?
What was on the table on Eid morning in your house?
What did Eid look like in the town you grew up in?
Who sewed your Eid clothes when you were small?
What was your first Ramadan fasting all the way through like?
What was your first Eid far from home like?
How did you two meet, and what did your families say?
Which recipe do you want us to keep making? Talk us through it.
What was the best Eidi you ever got, and what did you spend it on?
What dua do you make for each of us?
What do you hope the grandchildren grow up to know?
Which Eid do you remember best, and why?

For the whole family10 questions

What has Dadi taught you?
What is your favourite Eid memory with the family?
Tell us about a time Dada made you laugh.
Which Eid dish can you not do without, and who makes it best?
What was the hardest fast this Ramadan, and who got you through it?
Who do you want to thank this Eid, and what for?
Which family tradition would you keep forever?
What made you laugh this year?
Who could not be with us this Eid, and what would you tell them?
What dua do you make for the family this year?

For the children to ask8 questions

How much Eidi did you get when you were my age, and what did you buy?
What were your Eid clothes like when you were little?
What was your favourite Eid sweet?
Did you ever fall asleep at the Eid prayer?
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Tell me about a pet you had growing up.
What do you think I will be like when I grow up?
What is your favourite thing we do together?

Two ways to do it

Dadi's life story, or the whole family's Eid.

One person's story

Dadi's life story

When lunch is over and the little ones are asleep, Dadi has time for a question. Give her the phone and let her talk until she is done.

Tell me about Eid when you were little. Who woke you for the prayer?
What was on the table on Eid morning in your house?
What dua do you make for each of us?

Start Dadi's story

Everyone's messages

The family's Eid book

Everyone in the family group records their Eid message in the last week of Ramadan, so the book is ready on the morning itself.

What has Dadi taught you?
What is your favourite Eid memory with the family?
What do you want to thank her for this Eid?

Start the family's book

Record Dadi and Dada right there on the sofa in the Chorus app! After Eid it prompts you with their next question every week or every month.

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Family books people made

I am so glad I took the time to do this, my dadi loved it so much and said it was the best present she has ever gotten. Just a super gift!!

Sarah D.

recorded her dadi's life story

Abbu cried....and my abbu never cries! It was so easy to collect the stories. Super support too!

Emily M.

made a book for her abbu with her brothers

Chorus, thanks so much! I'm not technical and found this so easy. The book is a family heirloom now.

Mary C.

made a book for her nani and nana

The podcast link is brilliant - you just get things you couldn't get in a book like laughing or the background in a recording! I am so happy we have this for all the grandkids.

Chris O.

recorded his dada's life story

SUPER idea. In a world where we're all so disconnected, capturing all the things we mean to each other is just priceless. Make the time, do it!

Kate B.

made a book for her ammi and abbu

Here's what you keep.

All 199 of 19

Aisha

her daughter

Ammi, we went to the big prayer in the park this year. Maryam wore the suit you sent and would not take it off for bed...

Next up, Maryam, her granddaughter

Hear it

Their stories in their own voices

Dadi's answers, the family's Eid messages and the duas play from one link.

What has Dadi taught you?

Omar

her son

Ammi, the first plate from our kitchen still goes next door, like yours did.

Scan to hear Omar

Read it

A book to read online

A book online that you can send digitally or print at home!

A Chorus hardcover with Dadi's Eid stories on the cover

Hold it

A hardcover for Dadi to keep

We print the book and deliver it to your door.

What makes it easy

We've made it easy for everyone to join in!

All 1914 of 19

Aisha

her daughter

Tala al Badru Alayna

traditional

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Add a song to their message

Each person can pick a nasheed or a song that goes with their message. It plays from their place in the podcast and prints on their page.

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One link for everyone

They can each record a message on their own phone. Nobody needs an account.

Voice, video or writing

Everyone can answer their own way, with a voice note, a video or a few written lines.

Scan the page and hear their voice!

A code under each message plays the voice from the book. You can switch the codes off if you'd like the page without them.

ABOM4 chipped in

Everyone can chip in

Turn on chip-in and everyone can put money towards the book.

The free Chorus app

Record Grandma or Grandad on your phone

Grandma might never open a link, and that's ok! Sit down together, ask her one of the questions and hold up your phone while she talks.

Also in the app

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Khadija

My mother soaked the dates the night before and we ate it standing up in our new clothes.

Edit

Change anything before it prints

You see every page before it prints, so you can fix a word, swap a photo or take a page out.

Khadija, voice note6:31

Bilal, video1:05

Aisha, voice note2:24

Keep every recording

Every voice note and video is yours to download, free, whenever you like!

Gathering is free. You pay when the book is ready.

Collect every voice and every photo for free, then choose how you keep it.

The voices

$45

Their own podcast. Every recording is tidied as it comes in, and one link plays them all.

Choose the voices

The book

$99

The podcast, plus a book online that you can send digitally or print at home.

Choose the book

The keepsake

$115

The book printed as a hardcover and delivered to you, with everything above. Delivery is included.

Choose the keepsake

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Questions people ask

When is Eid 2027?

Eid al-Fitr is expected on Tuesday 9 or Wednesday 10 March 2027, once the moon is sighted, and Eid al-Adha around Sunday 16 May 2027. Order the printed book three weeks before and it arrives in time.

What questions should I ask my grandparents at Eid?

The dish on the table on Eid morning gets Dadi talking. Ask about that first, then about who woke her for the prayer when she was small.

Can family in Pakistan, the Gulf and abroad all take part?

Yes! The link works in any country, and every voice plays in the one podcast.

Can Dadi answer in Urdu, Arabic or Bengali?

Yes. People record in whatever language they speak at home, and you can type the words out on their page before it prints.

Can someone write their message instead?

Yes. Anyone can type their message instead of recording it, and add a photo with it.

What does it cost?

It doesn't cost anything to collect the messages. When the book is ready, you choose the podcast, the book online or the printed hardcover. We deliver the hardcover to you and the delivery is included.

Start an Eid book

Gathering is free. Everyone will love being part of it.

Eid Mubarak! This year Dadi's duas and the family's messages go into one book.