Entry #9 Gurgiyan

On the 15th day of Ramadan there is a celebration called Gurgiyan. It is a time for the little ones to dress up and visit their friends and collect sweets. The elementary school organizes a parade around the high school and middle school and all the 'big kids' come out to cheer on the kids.

Gurgiyan fell on the 15th of September this year and Zoe and Isaac had a great time. Zoe got a ridiculous amount of candy and presents. I think the word excessive describes the gifts that the Kuwaiti families brought in for the kids in their class; we ended up giving most of it away.

The pictures are pretty self explainatory. The woman you won't recognize is Zoe's teacher.