Noono's Corner

  Today Egyptian celebrat the birthday of prophet Muhammad Al-Mawled Al-Nabawi. The celebration since Fatimid era includes buying 'Halwat  Al-Mawled' (nutty sweets made of nuts and sugarsyrup) & 'Arouset Al Mawlid' (Sugar doll that covered with coloured paper) The doll was a symbol of Mawlid and newly married couple. There are 2 theories related the origin of the doll. 1st theory: During Fatimid era the ruler Al Hakim Ba'amrullah dressed up as a soldier while riding a horse to visit a town with his wife she wore a white dress with a Jasmine flower crown on her head. When candy makers saw her they decided to decipt her and her husband on horse, they sculptured a sugar doll with 3 circular fans attached behind and a sultan on a horse shape doll for the ruler. 2nd theory: Soldiers returning from war were promized to marry beautiful women as a reward that's why candy dolls were made to honor them.  요즘에 이집트 사람들이 예언자 무함마드의 탄생일 (알 말레드 알 나바위) 지냅니다. 파티마 시대에 축하 행

 In Egypt there are similar old folk stories like )grandpa Mangtae and Go miho (Nine- tailed fox    Al- Naddaha us similar to Go miho who seduces and kill men. Abu shiwal is similar to grandpa Mangtae who kidnaps  misbehaving children  한국 옛날 동화 '구미호나 망태할아버지 같은 동화는 이지트에도 있습니다. 구미호와 비슷하게 알 나드다하라는 여자는 남자를 꼬시고 죽여요. 망태할아버지 같이 아부 쉬왈라는 사람은 말 잘 안 듣는 아이들을 납치해요.

 https://youtu.be/-fHQxVYkHeg I wanted to introduce this song to you because I remembered it suddenly. It's called "고무신 거꾸로 신지마" the literal meaning of this idiom is "Don't wear Gomusin backwards" it's a kind of favour boyfriend ask his girlfriend not to dump or cheat on him during his military service. ☆ The story behind this idiom  When a girl in a hurry to run away from her boyfriend that she wear the rubber shoes upside down.  Side note: Gomusin (고무신) are tradtional Korean shoes made out of rubber. it can also used as a slang for girl whose boyfriend is serving in the military.  In Egypt there's a similar kind of shoes which women wear usually in fields because it's easy to clean. It has different colours such as blue, purple, golden and there's also black which is worn by old women as it's not shiny 이 노래 갑자기 생각나서 소개해드리고 싶었습니다. "고무신 거꾸로 신지 마" 라는 노래입니다. 이 속담은 남자가 군대 있을 때 여자친구에게 부탁하는 것으로 "날 놓치지마 바람피지 말라고 합니다. ☆ 이 속담의 숨겨진