Guirgiyan is a Kuwaiti festival for children meaning ‘a noisy knock on the door’ which falls in the middle of the Holy month of Ramadan. Children dressed in customary costumes singing traditional songs, go in the neighbourhood collecting nuts and sweets and wishing everyone good Guirgiyan.

The custom of Guirgiyan has nothing to do with religion but more to do with the collective spirit of children that crosses the barriers of religion and community.