Kurdish Birthday Party!

Since most Kurds don’t actually know the month and day they were born, January 1st is a common fallback date.

That’s why Cayla and I celebrated two Kurdish birthdays last night. The first was with our good friend, Awara, and the other was at a neighbor’s house to celebrate their son turning nine.

Below are a few captioned photos from our neighbor’s house. It was so nice of them to include us!

Face paint to commemorate the occasion.

The birthday boy (pictured) was upset all night. He kept crying and hiding under blankets all night. Even the giant teddy bear couldn’t cheer him up.

Cayla bought Little Saywa a fancy decorative bowl from Turkey. She immediately filled it with ‘jelly’ and started slurping it down.

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