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Kuwait in celebratory mood for 50th anniversary of independence
Saturday February 26, 2011 09:04:50 PM,
IANS
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Kuwait
City: Homes decked in colours of its national flag,
children cheering and waving, women clicking moments for memory -
Kuwait was in a festive mood Saturday as it celebrates the 50th
anniversary of its independence.
Several homes along the main highways of the city have put up the
country's national flag on the main frontal walls. There are also
replicas of the flag that dazzle in the evening sky through
delicate white, green and black bulbs.
Roads from the airport have also been decked with lights.
The month-long celebration started Jan 26. The Gulf state is
holding celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of its
independence Feb 25, the 20th anniversary of Liberation Feb 26 and
fifth anniversary of the emir's accession to office Jan 29.
People came out in large numbers to witness fireworks display near
the Kuwait Tower Friday evening, causing long traffic jams.
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who was on his way back
from a community reception hosted by the Indian Embassy here, was
also caught in the jam for about half an hour.
Children waved flags and families clicked photographs late into
the evening as the skyline was lit with firecrackers. The
celebratory mood continued Saturday as people prepared to reach
the venue of military parade.
"All citizens are very happy. They are feeling great about the
country," Ali Mohammad, a government employee, told IANS.
He said that there was carnival atmosphere in the city.
The announcement by the government of "emiri grant" of 1,000
Kuwaiti Dinar to every citizen has also added to the sense of
celebration.
People have also been given two holidays to mark the celebrations.
Several heads of state and senior ministers from different parts
of the world are in the oil-rich Gulf state to celebrate the
golden jubilee of its independence.
Kuwait gained independence from Britain June 19, 1961. In May
1964, a formal decision was made to celebrate Kuwait's National
Day on Feb 25, in honour of the late Emir Sheikh Abdallah Al-Salim
Al-Sabah, whose rule had began the same day in 1950.
Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation Feb 26, 1991.
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