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Gergean,alsoknownasGerga'aan,isabelovedculturalcelebrationinKuwaitthatmarksthemiddleoftheholymonthofRamadan.Thisfestiveoccasionisparticularlycherishedbychildrenandfamilies,asitbringstogetherelementsofjoy,communityspirit,andrichtraditionsthathavebeenpasseddownthroughgenerations.takeplaceonthe14thand15tnightsofRamadan,wherechildrendressincolorfutraditionalattireoftenadornedwithbeautifulembroideryandaccessories.Theyeagerlyanticipatetheevening,goingdoortodoorintheirneighborhoods,singingspeciasongswhilecarryingbagsmadeforcolectingsweetsandtreats.Asthechildrenvisithomes,theyaretypicalygreetedwithopenarms.Familiesprepareanarrayofdeliciousgoodies,suchasnuts,dates,candies,andothersweets.Thespiritofsharingandgenerositydefinesthisceebration,withadultsalsoparticipatinginthefunbyhandingouttreatsandjoiningthechildren%u2019sjoyoussinging.GIRGIAN