http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Tue, 29 May 2012 17:49:45 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1787877 meg Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:42:55 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1787877 been looking for the lyrics of girgian.. will someone help me? please? :D been looking for the lyrics of girgian.. will someone help me? please? :D

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1530189 Thone Gdovin Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:04:23 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1530189 I am glad that we had guessed correctly on the pronunciation! Thanks for the quick response. I am glad that we had guessed correctly on the pronunciation! Thanks for the quick response.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1529767 Amira Al Hussaini Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:53:22 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1529767 Thank you Thone, Girgian's g sounds like the one in 'girl.' Thank you Thone,
Girgian’s g sounds like the one in ‘girl.’

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1529623 Thone Gdovin Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:20:54 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1529623 Thank you for the article. My daughter is doing a school project on Girgian, but we weren't sure how to pronouce it! Are the g's hard (like in girl) or soft (like in gentle)? Thank you for the article. My daughter is doing a school project on Girgian, but we weren’t sure how to pronouce it! Are the g’s hard (like in girl) or soft (like in gentle)?

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1514905 Amira Al Hussaini Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:46 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1514905 Thank you Solana. It is a traditional celebration - plus there has been a revival in traditional costumes - so I think it is a way we stay connected with our rich heritage and culture and pass them on to the younger generations. Thank you Solana.
It is a traditional celebration – plus there has been a revival in traditional costumes – so I think it is a way we stay connected with our rich heritage and culture and pass them on to the younger generations.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/15/kuwait-special-girgian-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1514886 Solana Larsen Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:55:54 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=50086#comment-1514886 Cute! What's the original reason for the dressing up? Cute! What’s the original reason for the dressing up?

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