Girgian is a traditional occasion that is celebrated in Kuwait and other Gulf countries on the 13th, 14th and 15th day of the month of Ramadan. It’s the traditional annual festival for kids. Girgian is a traditional word that means "mixture of different things," as mixed sweets and candy are always present on this occasion, which is much looked forward to by children every year.

Girgian is a children’s holiday, a little like Halloween, when costumed children come and ring your bell and are given sweets, sometimes money.

If you are really lucky, they sing a song. Normally the children go around to their families, like aunts and uncles and cousins, and to close neighbours. Upon opening the door, they start singing ‘Girgian Wu Girgian…’In Kuwait, most of the Kuwaiti residential areas, we can see group of children dressed up in beautiful attire going around as a group with handful of sweets.

They dress up from top to bottom in gorgeous finery, mostly old traditional, special costume. For boys, they wear bright Thawbs, traditional caps, vests, beautifully hand-woven Bisht with gilt trim. For girls, they wear Dira’ahs with embroidery and lace and gilt skirts, golden headdresses.

Over the years the once simple festivities of the Kuwaiti celebration of Girgian has evolved into elaborate gift giving and intricately sewn dara’a.