What is a Kurdish dress called?

What is a Kurdish dress called?

There are many different structural designs of the gown. The most common ones today are the traditional Kurdish region gown, which is straight top to bottom with very long sleeves, and the Kurdish-Iranian gown which is frilly from the waist down.

How do Kurdish men dress?

Men usually wear a combination of loose, baggy pants (sharwal) that taper at the bottom and a matching jacket (kurtak), with a dress shirt (kras) under it. The outfit also needs a long belt or sash which is tied around the waist.

What happens at a Kurdish wedding?

According to Kurdish wedding traditional culture, the ceremony kicks off only when the man is pleased with the girl and agrees to marry her. When this happens, the elderly guests request the girl’s parents permission. When both the girl and young man are happy and satisfied, the wedding ceremony is prepared.

Do Kurds marry their cousins?

Therefore, for all Kurds the preferred form of marriage is with patrilateral cousins (the children of siblings of the same sex, FBD/FBS—father’s brother’s daughter and son) while cross-cousin (the children of the siblings of opposite sex, FZD/FZS—father’s sister’s daughter and son) marriages are rarely practiced.

Do Kurds eat pork?

Traditional dishes of Yezidis and Kurds are simple. They are mostly made from or contain as a main component lamb and milk products (sometimes beef and chicken, but never pork). The main vegetal components of their traditional food are represented by cultivated cereals, grains, and herbs of wild plants.

Are Kurdish Sunni?

Religion. Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims who adhere to the Shafiʽi school, while a significant minority adhere to the Hanafi school. Moreover, many Shafi’i Kurds adhere to either one of the two Sufi orders Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya. Beside Sunni Islam, Alevism and Shia Islam also have millions of Kurdish followers.