Garangao...

Semalam aku ke souq ngan nizam dan Dato' K, masa jenjalan kat situ nampak la bebudak pakai baju tradisi Qatari, sambil nampak orang2 tua ada bagi kacang2 dan gula2 kat depa. masing2 bawak bag utk letak gula2 dan kacang2 tu, macam dlm tv org celebrate Haloween. tp sbb kan aku pun tak berapa ambik hal, aku tak de lah ambil gambar apa2...

pagi tadi aku dapat email ada jemputan majlis Garangao yg dianjurkan oleh company aku... so aku tanya2 lah kat org arab apa Garangao ni. dan seperti yg aku nampak kat souq tu, rupanya celebration Garangao ni... sambutan setiap 14 Ramadhan. yang diraikan oleh kanak2 yg berpakaian tradisional. dan bebudak ni akan diberi sweets dan kenkadang duit jugak...

Garangao, the festival of children, is celebrated on
the 14th day of Ramadan.
The celebration is so special to the region as it
is believed to have its roots in pearl-diving tradition. Over the years, the
festival has gained more popularity with several expatriates joining
celebrations.

In the evening, children, clad in their traditional
clothes, will come out of their homes and knock on every door in their
neighborhood, who will receive them with sweets and nuts.
They collect the
goodies in the special cotton bags, hanging loosely from their necks. Kids will
be seen wandering around the streets until late into the night singing the
special Garangao songs. (extract from the Peninsula)

aku dapat tahu, garangao ni celebrated kat GCC je sebenarnya. apa2 lah orang2 ni... (dalam email tu, lain plak cara dia eja...)