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Kelaghayi (Azerbaijani: Kəlağayı;), also known as "charghat" (çarğət from Persian چارقد), is a traditional Azerbaijani [1] [2] [3] women's headgear.It is a square-shaped silk head scarf with special prints on it.
Azerbaijani women were granted the right to vote. [39] 1929 Izzet Orujova became the first Azerbaijani female actress to act in a feature film. [40] 1930 Gynaecologist Adila Shakhtakhtinskaya became the first Azerbaijani woman to earn a doctoral degree. [41] 1931 Leyla Mammadbeyova performed her first flight and became the first Azerbaijani ...
A close relative of the boy (it could be the brother, brother-in-law, etc.) fixes a ring on her finger and puts a shawl on the girl's shoulder. According to Azerbaijani traditions, it is believed that if an engaged girl lays her right hand on the head of a single girl, they, too, will soon wed.
Azerbaijani traditional clothing (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli geyimi) is the traditional attire of the Azerbaijani people. It is closely connected to its history, religious culture and national identity.
Innaby (Azerbaijani: İnnabı; "name of a fruit"), performed by one or two girls, illustrate a young woman's airs and coquettishness. Gangi (Azerbaijani: Cəngi; "dagger", martial music) calls the people to unity, friendship and invincibility. [26] Lezginka (Azerbaijani: Ləzgi) is a popular Caucasian dance.
The bride's nearest female friends and relatives are invited to this event. A group of young boys and girls with musicians come from the groom's house. The nearest relatives of the groom smear henna on the bride's fingers and give gifts. The bride's family gives a formal dinner party to participants in the ceremony.
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Ceyrani or Ceyran bala (Azerbaijani: ceyran, meaning "Gazelle", an Azeri given name for girls) is a dance, performed by both men and women, which symbolizes the gazelle's gracefulness and elegance. Chichekler, meaning "flowers" in Azeri , is an elegant dance that was created in 1910.