"How was your weekend?"- "Really nice! Mia-mia!" This answer, in combination with the common 'thumbs-up sign' and big smile, automatically gives me the feeling that something very special has happened over the weekend. Here, the Friday forms the essential 'resting' day of the week. And while the children go back to school on Saturdays, most of the companies use this as a second day of the weekend. I always considered the weekend to be used for organizing as
many activities as possible, but I realized that it doesn't take much for most Sudanese in Kosti to really enjoy the free days of the week. Their answer to my question what they have done to celebrate their weekend, is always very short and clear:
"Sleeping and praying!"
