enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. National costume of Indonesia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_costume_of_Indonesia

    Each different region, island, tribe, and culture in Indonesia has its own head-dress/head-gear worn traditionally by the particular people of the area. The peci or songkok is the national formal head-dress worn by men all over Indonesia, usually worn by government officials. Men's head-dress are usually made of traditional fabrics, while women ...

  3. Folk costume - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_costume

    In Bhutan, for example, the driglam namzha mandates what citizens should wear in public spaces. [6] Bhutanese citizens must wear the traditional clothing of the Ngalop people , including a gho and kera for men and a kira and wonju for women, [ 7 ] including when on official business, in schools and institutions, and at official occasions and ...

  4. Etiquette in Indonesia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Indonesia

    Indonesia is a vast tropical country of sprawling archipelago with extremely diverse culture and demographic make-up with over 600 ethnic groups, [2] and speaking more than 700 living languages. [3] Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world.

  5. Japanese clothing during the Meiji period - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_clothing_during...

    A woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu showing Japanese women in Western-style clothes, hats, and shoes (yōfuku)Japanese clothing during the Meiji period (1867–1912) saw a marked change from the preceding Edo period (1603–1867), following the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate between 1853 and 1867, the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 – which, led by Matthew C. Perry, forcibly opened ...

  6. Kimono - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono

    The first instances of kimono-like garments in Japan were traditional Chinese clothing introduced to Japan via Chinese envoys in the Kofun period (300–538 CE; the first part of the Yamato period), through immigration between the two countries and envoys to the Tang dynasty court leading to Chinese styles of dress, appearance, and culture becoming extremely popular in Japanese court society. [1]

  7. Traditions of Indonesia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditions_of_Indonesia

    Traditions of Indonesia are traditions, beliefs, values, and customs that belong within the culture of Indonesian people. Indonesia is a vast country of sprawling archipelago with a diverse demographic range of over 600 ethnic groups , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and speaking more than 700 living languages .

  8. Buzzword of the Week: Open Kimono - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2010-12-17-buzzword-of-the-week...

    After all, kimonos are traditional Japanese garments, most often worn by women, and "opening the kimono" suggests the shy timidity of a woman disrobing publicly. An Explanation from the Land of ...

  9. Culture of Indonesia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Indonesia

    The culture of Indonesia (Indonesian: Budaya Indonesia) has been shaped by the interplay of indigenous customs and diverse foreign influences. With over 600 distinct ethnic groups , including significant Austronesian and Melanesian cultures, contributing to its rich traditions, languages , and customs, Indonesia is a melting pot of diversity.