Kuwait Edition
International Day of Older Persons leads today's complete edition for Kuwait.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
Una conmemoración de las Naciones Unidas que reconoce a las personas mayores, el cuidado, la dignidad, el trabajo y la vida familiar.
A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
The opening of the dhow sailing season, when the winds shift and the traditional wooden boats take to the water. Before oil, Kuwait was a maritime nation, and the dhow was the vessel of trade, travel, and pearl diving. The dhows were built in Kuwaiti shipyards (the most famous was in Sharq), and the shipwrights (qallalif) were among the most skilled craftsmen in the Gulf. The dhows sailed to India (the boom), to East Africa (the sambuk), and to Iraq (the jalibut), carrying dates, pearls, and spices. The dhow festival in Kuwait Bay, held in November, is a celebration of this heritage, with races, exhibitions, and the launch of newly built dhows that are exact replicas of the original vessels.