Kuwait City: The "Girgean" festival, in which people give candy and nuts to children in the middle of Ramadan month, has returned after a two-year hiatus owing to the coronavirus. Girgean is an ancient ritual that is observed in Kuwait and all Gulf countries during Ramadan, while each country observes the event in its own unique way. Children in Kuwait dress in traditional colourful costumes and stroll in groups through their neighborhood's streets, knocking on doors to sing traditional songs and receive sweets. The songs that the boys sing for the event are not the same as the songs that the girls sing. In this respect, Kuwaiti folklore expert Adel Al-Sadoun that moms used to sew special bags for boys that could be hung over the neck and looped across the chest to hold candies.
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