Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The standard dress of Palestine varies in the urban Palestinian community to villagers and the indigenous Bedouin people. The ladies usually put on coats and shirts with broad trousers and use a thin veil to hide their faces. Modesty reflects from the classic Palestinian dress because the Christian Palestinian women wear descent western dresses and the Palestinian Muslim girls are normally observed in Hijab and Abaya. The classic men’s clothes in Palestine is fairly comparable to other Arabian nations and their outfits are loose and hanging till feet like the classic Thawb.  The traditional Palestinian woman’s lengthy tunic is also called thawb. The Men’s thawb is also identical like the Egyptian galabia.

Palestinian people in traditional dresses - Image: arwayi
Palestinian folks in conventional dresses – Image: arwayi

Palestinian costumes reflected differences in the physical and social mobility enjoyed by guys and girls in the different classes of Palestinian society. The women of the Northern Palestine utilised to put on a bright colored coat handful of centuries ago but later it was replaced by Qambaz possessing lengthy sleeves and side slits. They utilized narrow trousers that were embroidered on the reduced components.

Palestinian girl showing the traditional sloth - Bissane's photo
Palestinian girl displaying the traditional sloth – Bissane's photo

Thawbs and Jillayeh had been the classic female dresses of the Southern Palestine. These v-necked dresses are usually of black and white colors getting tighter sleeves. The Bedouin women of Palestine loved to wear the dresses with red and blue colored embroidery along the hems and seams and about the neck. The embroidery tradition in Palestine is common since the Ottoman era and the motifs were derived from basic geometric types such as squares and rosettes. Large blocks of intricate embroidery were utilized on the chest panel to defend the vulnerable chest region from the evil eye, poor luck and illness.

A pretty Palestinian dancer wearing the traditional dress and veil ( Photo: Khalid Abu Saleem )
A quite Palestinian dancer wearing the traditional dress and veil ( Photo: Khalid Abu Saleem )

The veil was an essential ingredient in the conventional Palestinian dress for girls. The other standard headdresses incorporated Hattah and  Zurband and in some parts a tarbush shaped hat was also well-liked that was covered in coins and it was named as Shatweh.

A beautiful Palestinian girl in traditional-headdress - Image by Seeds_of_Peace
A gorgeous Palestinian girl in standard-headdress – Image by Seeds_of_Peace

The Palestinian men used to wear a assortment of overcoats like Farwah (Sheepskin jacket) and Jibbeh or Abaya (broad cloaks). Similarly many types of headwear have been also widespread among the Palestinian guys like Taqiyeh and Tarbush Istanbul. The Keffiyeh has been worn by the Arabs  but its prominence improved in Palestine also when it was adopted by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

A Palestinian man wearing the Arab scarf - Image: Abeer Hoque
A Palestinian man wearing the Arab scarf – Image: Abeer Hoque

The conventional dress of Palestine was considerable in the Arab area for tremendous embroidery and getting mainly the handcrafted garments. The variation in the geography was also reflected in the conventional clothes, e.g., the nomadic life-style was reflected in the standard Bedouin costumes.

A cute Palestinian boy wearing the traditional scarf - Image: RvDario
A cute Palestinian boy wearing the conventional scarf – Image: RvDario

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