صالح العجيري يشرح أصل القرقيعان وتاريخه: كان الرجال يقرقون مع الأطفال ومنعتهم الحكومة بعد أن تشاجروا

[Music] Dr. Saleh, during the break, you asked me about the Qaraqeen, how it used to be. Dr. Saleh, you said that in the past, we had Qaraqeen in the past, a long time ago, I mean, in the twenties and thirties, men would wear diving suits, black, and they had what they called a "kooz" that they would blow into. They continued like this for a long period of time. Then there was a dispute between the men and the children, and the government. The children would come out, they weren't afraid. And Qaraqeen was an opportunity for those who sold mixed goods. They would bring all the expired items and sell them. And everyone, in the name of Qaraqeen, would buy them without asking if they were old or new. After that, of course, what is happening now is Qaraqeen. So-and-so's association, so-and-so's Qaraqeen party, a Qaraqeen party. And then the whole Ramadan became Qaraqeen parties. In the past, there were only three. And Qaraqeen, it seems, is a word from "qara'a" (to strike), they used to take utensils and strike them, they would strike them. As for gold, a small note or a small addition. In the saying, what did the sister say, may God prolong her life, that there is a golden bowl. A woman, she didn't have banks to save her money in gold. And this gold was meant for lending. They would lend it to people. I myself borrowed gold for my sister's wedding. I borrowed gold from people who had gold. And I took that gold. They would return the gold quickly, as the sister mentioned. And they didn't return the gold that I took for my sister. When I returned it, they said, "Did something fall out?" I said, "We'll pay money." They said, "No, it's forbidden, it's not right. But you took gold, you used it, and you finished it." In my time, there was a man named Khalid Shqeeh who used to sell gold. How did he sell gold? He would put the bracelets on his arm, and he would put them on his chest, and he would put the belt around his stomach, and something on his head, and he would wander in the streets and shops, selling this gold. If this were in our time, they would have arrested him. As Kafi said, there was security to the extent that gold was circulated among people, in the streets, in places, and in the "hafeez," as we call it. And this is what I wanted to say regarding the, yes, Doctor. Yes, excuse me, let's move on, Mrs. Ghanima.