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Habesha kemis (Amharic: ቀሚስ lit. "Shirt" or "Dress") is the traditional attire of Habesha women. [1][2] The ankle length dress is usually worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean women at formal events, holidays and invitations, and comes in many regional varieties. It is made of cotton fabric, and typically comes in white, grey or beige shades.
Afghan clothing. Traditional Afghan attire worn by school children in Kabul. Clothing in Afghanistan consists of the traditional style of clothing worn in Afghanistan. The various cultural exchanges in the nation's history have influenced the styles and flavors of contemporary Afghan designs. [1] The national dress is the fusion of different ...
The culture of Ethiopia is diverse and generally structured along ethnolinguistic lines. The country's Afro-Asiatic-speaking majority adhere to an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently and through interaction with neighboring and far away civilizations, including other parts of Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Italy.
The khet is the upper garment which is loose and slightly tightened at the waist and is more like a tunic or a robe, similar to a smock with wide sleeves and reach below the knees. [1][2] The khet does not traditionally have side slits, [3] and is worn with a belt at the waist. [4]
Further, the traditional perahan is wide but fits closer to the body down to the waist and then is loose and full down to the knees [9] (thereby flaring out). The tunban (lower garment) is worn loose and hanging. Some versions of the tunban have the ample folds gathered into plaits at the lower part of the legs, below the knees to the ankles ...
Category:Ethiopian clothing. Category. : Ethiopian clothing. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clothing of Ethiopia. This category describes traditional and historic Ethiopian clothing. Modern Ethiopian clothing should be categorised under Ethiopian fashion or Clothing companies of Ethiopia.
Handfasting is a wedding ritual in which the bride's and groom's hands are tied together. It is said to be based on an ancient Celtic tradition and to have inspired the phrase "tying the knot". "Handfasting" is favoured by practitioners of Celtic-based religions and spiritual traditions, such as Wicca and Druidism.
Characterized by its thickness, the Gabi is the traditional garment of men belonging to the Amhara ethnic group due to the high altitude nature of their homeland, most of the time it's worn by the elderly and clergy. [2] Usually Amhara women get together for spinning the yarn required to make several Gabi's. Amhara women present Gabi's as a ...