gergai’an or hag allaila

Kids dress up in traditional clothes and go around the neighborhood to collect sweets and candy. It’s a tradition that is done 15 days before the month of Ramadan (to welcome it). In other countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, gergai’an or hag allaila is celebrated on the 15th of Ramadan. In the attached picture are some candy that was popular when I was a kid arranged in boxes for my friends and kids who knock on our door.

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