Armenian Traditional Costume. Հայկական տարազ

National dress is a kind of chronicle of the historical development and artistic creativity of the people. From ancient times it has reflected the ethnic and religious affiliation.
Women's traditional clothes of both eastern and western Armenians were homogeneous. The outerwear included a long dress of arkhaluk type with a cut on chest and cuts below hips. The waist was wrapped in long folded silk or woolen scarf. The embroidered apron and decorations were indispensable elements for western Armenian women. On their heads men wore caps of different styles: the fur ones were worn in the east; knitted and woven -- in the west. Women's headdresses, especially in the east, looked like a "turret" made from cotton fabric with ornaments tied with several scarves covering a part of face. Western Armenian women used to wear ornate head bands with capes.

Background music: "Sari Aghjik " by Jivan Gasparyan
This beautiful Armenian folk song, of course, is the achievement of the whole region; it is sung in Turkish, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, Georgian, and other languages in different countries.

More about this song : http://www.sari-aghjik.com

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