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With the World Cup progressing, Qatar's mascot "Raib" has reached the C position, and sales in China are particularly good. After the cute little prince of Qatar heard that he had become a "live-action version of the mascot" in China, he also cordially took a video response: Welcome to Qatar to play.
Fire to fire, play terrier to play terrier, many people may have doubts, this robe worn by Qatari men, isn't it hot? And so white, I'm afraid it's not tolerant of dirt, right?
In addition, what are the two black "mosquito coils" above their heads doing? Is it just an ornament, will it fall off when you bow down?
Today, I will take you to a brief understanding of men's clothing in the Arabian Peninsula.
Colorful white
"Raib" is not wonton skin, but a traditional Arab headscarf called kaffiyeh, and on the feet of "Raib", there is also a traditional Qatari motif, often seen on Qatari clothing.
Looks good hand towels
"Raib" as a headscarf, the same style worn by the little prince of Qatar. But people have the impression that the Saudi prince wears a red turban.
Different Muslim countries have different styles, but they are not so strict, especially in secular countries such as Jordan, Iraq, Syria and other places.
But in Saudi Arabia, there are strict rules about the color of the turban. The red checked turban can only be worn by members of the royal family and those given official titles, so this suit is a status symbol.
Other countries in the Gulf region wear white headscarves, which look similar, but in fact, their clothing collar shape, headscarf wrapping method and other aspects are slightly different, which is related to national identity and popular styles.
The Bahraini system is simple yet elegant, allowing free movement of the head and neck. The unity of beauty and convenience is achieved.
The Qatari lineage is quite troublesome, and is said to have been inspired by cobras, and they considered their lineage to be the most elaborate.
Qatari law, like a cobra?
Emiratis don't care about the tying of the turban, just simply fix it on their heads.
Emirati law and the UAE's "artisan spirit"
The Kuwaiti turban is fastened to the shoulders in a symmetrical length, and then the ends are tied to the top of the head to look like this from the front.
A government spokesman for Kuwait
Omanis do not wear turbans, they wrap them around them like a hat.
Omanites
In addition to the pure white turban and red plaid turban, the black turbans of the Arabs in Palestine are also recognizable. Almost every photo of Arafat, for example, wears his iconic headscarf.
Although the wearing of the hijab varies from country to country and region, not many people like Arafat have elevated the headscarf to a national value. How to wear the headscarf is generally more free, the headscarf of the little prince of Qatar is worn very casually, and the red plaid turban is not necessarily the Saudi nobles, such as Jordanians, whether rich or common, can wear a red checkered headscarf.
Jordanian civilian wearing a red checkered turban
So why do Arabs choose a headscarf with a white robe as their traditional clothing?
Walking through the desert, a white robe is enough
The Arab world spans two continents, Asia and Africa, and the Arab countries near the Mediterranean coast mostly have a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters.
Most inland areas far from the coastline belong to a tropical desert climate, with large temperature differences, little precipitation, hot and arid summers, and temperatures that can reach 55 degrees Celsius. In the heart of the desert, when temperatures can reach 70 to 80 degrees Celsius at one or two o'clock in the afternoon, it's no wonder Arabs traditionally worship the moon rather than the sun.
Long before the birth of Islam, Arabs developed Arab robes to combat this tropical desert climate. In the summer, a white robe wraps the whole body, isolating the dry outside world and preventing people from quickly dehydrating in the dry heat of forty or fifty degrees.
This is not the same as the humidity and heat in southern China, which will sweat when worn so tightly, but what Arabian summer needs is to keep moisture from being quickly evaporated. Once dehydrated in desert areas, the consequences are serious.
A bandana that covers the hair and face has a shading and windproof effect. When wearing a robe, traditionally wear nothing underneath and keep it transparent up and down. In this way, the wind outside blows into the robe, which can quickly take away the body heat and form a microcirculation system that communicates inside and outside.
After wearing an Arabic robe, the temperature of the air and skin inside the garment is maintained between 31 and 33 degrees. Although this robe wraps the body tightly, it is cooler and more comfortable in the desert in direct sunlight than wearing short sleeves.
The wearing method of robes and headscarves is not suitable for humid and hot south, such as Southeast Asia and South Asia, but if you travel to some places that are drier and hotter in summer, such as the northwest of the mainland, you can try similar outfits. The cookie-cutter red scarf Dunhuang travel photos on the Internet are not just because they are posed.
Peoples living in a climate similar to "drought, little rain, wind and sand" have all chosen to wear robes and headscarves. In addition to the heat of summer, these areas also have the characteristics of large temperature differences between day and night, and headscarves and robes can also protect against the cold, which is a highly adaptable clothing.
Let's admire some traces of West Asia left over from history. This is an old Syrian photograph with a man on the left smoking an Arabic hookah.
Old Syrian photos
This is the women's clothing of the Afghan Pashtuns, the first ethnic group in Afghanistan.
This is an Afghan female soldier in the 1980s, and her dress has a South Asian feel because she is a Baloch near Pakistan.
This emphasis on opulence and beauty is not the mainstream of the Arab world today. Today, Arabs generally believe that clothing should fully reflect the equality of all, whether rich or poor, handsome or bald, should not be displayed and flaunted through clothing. Clothes should be of one style, regardless of dignity or inferiority, in order to narrow the difference in appearance between the rich and the poor.
Not mosquito coils, but hairbands
Don't look simple in white robes, Arabs are quite particular about this. They love their traditional clothes and treat them like suits, and they will pay a lot of money to customize them in clothing stores. Ordinary white robes and high-grade white robes have a big gap in fabric and workmanship, and if there is money, they will be very particular about it.
The coil on the top of the head like a mosquito coil is a hairband, called Agal. According to the Arabs themselves, Agal was originally used to tie camels, but herders found that the bandana worked well.
This hairband is made of rope and repeatedly beaten, overfired, and shaped. When wearing it, first wear a hat, then a bandana, and then fix it with a headband, that is, the headband is worn on the hat, not the hair, so it generally does not fall with the head down or swinging violently.
The cloth of the turban, also named, is generally called Ghutra, and the red checked cloth is called Shmagh. It has many functions, in addition to being a headscarf to cover the wind and sun, it can also be casually draped over the shoulders.
Jordanian shopkeeper
As for whether there is nothing in the robe, today's Arabs will at least wear underwear.
After Saudi Arabia's victory over Argentina, an excited Saudi fan watched TV and took off his robe to celebrate, revealing an old man's vest and white cropped pants underneath.
In fact, many of the clothing of local tycoons in the Middle East are made in China. China has more than 50 factories that produce Arabic headscarves, totaling more than 170 styles, with prices ranging from 50 to 500 riyals.
On November 15, Heze Zijin Garment Co., Ltd. in Heze, Shandong Province, is rushing to produce 7 million Arabic robes orders from the Middle East, the company's general manager said, "The company's business is less affected by the international market and the epidemic, mainly thanks to the long-term establishment of solid strategic cooperation with Middle East customers, the company's clothing exports have been occupying 65%-70% of the market share in the Middle East market." ”。
Due to full orders, the plant's production plan has been scheduled for February 2023.
Finally, why are white robes so clean? Because there are many sets of white robes in the homes of local tycoons in the Middle East, they will be directly lost if they are dirty.
In short, the robes of the Arabs contain the traditional wisdom of the peoples of the tropical desert region, and although the robes of different countries look similar, they are quite exquisite in detail.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agal_ (accessory)
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