Making Eid cookies in Duhok

author_image Kurmanj Nhili
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) –  There is an old tradition that before the end of Ramadan, and Eid festivities begin, women in the Kurdistan Region gather to make Eid cookies, called "Kada" or "Kolija" in Kurdish.

Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

As seen here, women in Duhok are making these special cookies and have a famous saying: “Eid does not come without cookies."

Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Kada is one of the main cookies people of the region use to decorate their tables during the holidays.

Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)
Kurdish women are making Kolija in Duhok, April 19, 2023. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)