A student at the Private Sulaimani Girls College said "we wanted to mark this day by bringing Kurdish food and wearing Kurdish clothing." Preparing Kurdish breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes, a girl dressed in Kurdish men's clothing said they were proud of marking this day. She added what makes the event this year different is that; for the first time Kurdish Clothing Day was marked on March 8 making it more "joyful". March 10 is usually the tradition Kurdish clothes day and celebrated by millions of Kurds, men and women, young and old, in Kurdistan and around the world.