Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Tajikistan is a little state of the Central Asia but it is a nation of thousands of years old culture and traditions. If you go in Tajik industry, you’ll see many Tajik guys and females with a similar feature their black and bushy unibrows. A unibrow (or monobrow) is a “confluence of eyebrows” that is, the existence of added hair between the eyebrows.

A Tajik woman with unibrows fashion ( Image: El-Len )
A Tajik lady with unibrows style ( Image: El-Len )

Surprised? What unibrow has to do with culture? For Tajiks, this is a matter of prestige and beauty. Particularly in girls, unibrow is considered the symbol of feminine beauty and purity. Even in the males, the presence of unibrow is associated with virility. This is fairly opposite to the rest of the globe, exactly where the presence of unibrows is regarded as as a symbol of ugliness and this unnecessary facial element is often removed or plucked.

A Tajik man with his traditional cap ( Image: Em and Ernie )
A Tajik man with his conventional cap ( Image: Em and Ernie )

Apart from the unibrows, the other prominent aspect of the Tajik culture is the classic dress of Tajikistan that was developed as a portion of the Central Asian costume. Even though these days the clothes culture is significantly influenced with the Western dressing or it is mixed with the Western designs. However, we can see the Tajik people wearing their standard dresses in the streets and bazaars.

A pretty Tajik girl with unibrows and traditional dress ( Image: Mikhail Romanyuk )
A pretty Tajik girl with unibrows and conventional dress ( Image: Mikhail Romanyuk )

Normally, Tajik males are observed wearing jeans and shirts or in formal suiting even though the Tajik women are observed in skirts, stockings and heels. The skirts of the ladies may include many layers embellished with flowery or wavy patterns with round-toed heels possessing beads or buckles.

Tajik women in their traditional clothing in a ceremony ( Image: Sadaf Belal )
Tajik women in their traditional clothing in a ceremony ( Image: Sadaf Belal )

The conventional dress of Tajik males is a bulky trouser along with a collared and tunic shirt. Usually this dress was accompanied with a classic black hat that was decorated with white embroidery. In some parts of Tajikistan, the males also use turbans for their head cover. The scenario of the Tajik women clothes was not considerably diverse except from the neckline shaping of the long tunic shirt. The standard dress of the Tajik ladies is extended shapeless attire ready with brilliant and showy colour patterns along with the matching pants. The dress was normally accompanied with the embroidered conventional shoes.  Some women also use Scarf or Hijab in order to cover their head or neck.

A Tajik dancer performing in Bukhara (Uzbekistan) - Image by mittu12
A Tajik dancer performing in Bukhara (Uzbekistan) – Image by mittu12

Nowadays, the standard dress of Tajikistan is typically worn in the wedding ceremonies by the Tajik people. Especially it is the primary option for a Tajik lady on her wedding day when she also plucks the excessive hair between her eyebrows. In the festive occasions or in the ceremonies of the national importance, the folk people are seen performing in their conventional dresses.

A Tajik folk dancer in her traditional costume ( Image : Koshy Koshy )
A Tajik folk dancer in her classic costume ( Image : Koshy Koshy )

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