Complex sentence: After dinner, in the darkness of night (one of the best times for it), the people who take part in it gather around the container where it is prepared, ideally without lights, to cheer up the hearts and to be better friends.
Split into simpler sentences: After dinner, in the darkness of night (one of the best times for it). The people who take part in it gather around the container where it is prepared, ideally without lights, to cheer up the hearts and to be better friends.