The closest thing to Christmas here is EID. I wish I took pictures during this time of celebration, but it completely slipped my mind. I spend this EID with Abbouds family, and it was FUN! Everyone wears new outfits (or at least looks their best) and families get together. Abboud 2 Aunts and uncles from his dads side came over with their children and his cousins from his mothers side. There was a lot of food, sweets, turkish coffee, arabic coffee, and playing cards.
After an arabic meal of chicken and rice, we played a Kuwaiti game of cards called coté. It's a bit like hearts...really complicated. During this holiday, children receive money from their older cousins/aunts/unlces etc. They don't exchange gifts here (only on birthdays). Instead, they get money from everyone and then their parents take them to spend it on gifts. So stores are busier here than walmart on black friday!
Later that night, his aunt took us out for shisha. All of the older cousins met up for a later dinner and gathering. We stayed out until the shisha place closed. I need to take a video of how adorable his one cousin is. As I've mention, his cousins from his dads side prefer English...I rarely hear them speaking Arabic. Well his cousins Hadi, Fadi, and Yara have a younger sibling, Lara. She came out with us that night (only because it was EID, she was allowed to stay up late). Just as any kid, she got really cranky around midnight because she was 'hungry and tired'. And she reminded me of myself in my temper tantrum days. Mishari made a 'jelly wibble-wobble' song to calm her down and then she wanted to keep singing it for an hour. 0_0
Happy EID Everyone!
After an arabic meal of chicken and rice, we played a Kuwaiti game of cards called coté. It's a bit like hearts...really complicated. During this holiday, children receive money from their older cousins/aunts/unlces etc. They don't exchange gifts here (only on birthdays). Instead, they get money from everyone and then their parents take them to spend it on gifts. So stores are busier here than walmart on black friday!
Later that night, his aunt took us out for shisha. All of the older cousins met up for a later dinner and gathering. We stayed out until the shisha place closed. I need to take a video of how adorable his one cousin is. As I've mention, his cousins from his dads side prefer English...I rarely hear them speaking Arabic. Well his cousins Hadi, Fadi, and Yara have a younger sibling, Lara. She came out with us that night (only because it was EID, she was allowed to stay up late). Just as any kid, she got really cranky around midnight because she was 'hungry and tired'. And she reminded me of myself in my temper tantrum days. Mishari made a 'jelly wibble-wobble' song to calm her down and then she wanted to keep singing it for an hour. 0_0
Happy EID Everyone!
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