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Kidan habesha (alt. ije tebab) is a clothing style from Eritrea, particularly among the Tigrinya ethnolinguistic group. [1] [2] It comprises a white shirt and pants.Then a thin, gauze-like, fabric is wrapped around the shoulders and chest.
Eritrean women dancing in traditional zurias. A zuria is a dress worn by the Tigrinya women in Eritrea and Ethiopia. [1] Traditional zurias often feature intricate designs, [2] go to the ankles, and are accessorized with a netsela, a white, scarflike accessory worn about the shoulders and head.
The name Ashenda (Tigrinya: ኣሸንዳ) originates from the Tigrinya and Amharic word for a type of tall green grass, which grows in the Tigray region. During the festival, girls and women use this grass as part of their attire, often weaving it into skirts or carrying it as decorative bundles on their backs.
"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.
The clothing includes a robe that fits over one shoulder, a sash, an apron, a veil (for women), and a cap (for men). All of the clothing is white, including shoes and neckties, except for the apron, which is green. [7]: 1:55 [8] It is common for Latter-day Saints to be buried in their temple clothes. [9]
Tigrayan-Tigrinya people or Tigray-Tigrinya people most often refers to two closely linked but different ethnographic groups of Ethiopia and Eritrea who traditionally ...
Tigrinya is closely related to Amharic and Tigre (in Eritrea commonly called Tigrayit), another East African Semitic language spoken by the Tigre as well as many Beja of Eritrea and Sudan. Tigrinya and Tigre, though more closely related to each other linguistically than either is to Amharic, are however not mutually intelligible.
If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress. Traditional clothing often has two forms: everyday wear, and formal wear. The word "costume" in this context is sometimes considered pejorative, as the word has more than one meaning, and thus "clothing", "dress", "attire" or "regalia" can be ...