Garangao

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Garangao is a traditional children's party , which in the 15th night of Ramadan (ie the evening after the breaking of the fast is the 14th day) celebrated. The festival is celebrated in the Gulf region (especially in Qatar ) and is said to have its origins in the pearl diving era . The children adorn themselves with regional festive robes, wear cloth bags around their necks, walk around in groups in the neighborhood, sing special Garangao songs in front of the neighbors' houses and then get nuts and sweets.

Origins

This custom has different names in different countries: in Qatar and Bahrain Garangao or Garangaou , in Saudi Arabia Karkee'aan or Qariqaan , in Kuwait Gargee'aan , in Iraq Majeena or Al-Karkiaan , in Oman Garangashoch , At-Tablah , or Qarnakosh, and in the United Arab Emirates it is called Hag Al-Leylah . The songs that the children sing also vary from region to region.

Legend has it that the custom goes back to the birth of Muhammad's grandson Hassan : When he was born in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan, his family was so happy that his mother (Muhammad's daughter Fatima ) distributed colorful sweets to relatives and neighbors.

However, this custom can certainly be traced back to the Abbasid period.

Garangao or Gargee'aan is traced back to the word Gara , which describes the sound of objects colliding, like the sound of nuts and candy in children's bags or the knocking of children on doors and gates.

literature

• Yousra Samir: Garangao. (No longer available online.) Www.qatarvisitor.com, August 24, 2010, archived from the original on April 4, 2016 ; accessed on December 8, 2017 . 
• Ban Maan: Al-Majeena Returns to Iraqi Streets in Ramadan. (No longer available online.) Mawtani.al-shorfa.com, September 19, 2009, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 4, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
• Shaival Dalal: Children's Day in Ramadan . In: The Peninsula . August 4, 2012, p. 4 (English: Kids' day in Ramadan .).
• Garangao. J. Walter Thompson Qatar, accessed July 17, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Garangao Song. (No longer available online.) Www.iloveqatar.net, August 24, 2010, archived from the original on May 20, 2012 ; Retrieved August 4, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Arabic Children Songs - Garangao (قرنقعوه). lyricstranslate.com, accessed July 17, 2019 .