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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.
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.
They had different forms and local names. According to E.Torchinskaya, there are four types of Azerbaijani papaqs in the State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg: Yappa papaq (or qara papaq – black papaq) was widespread in Karabakh and was covered with textile. They differed by colour; gizil papaq (golden) and gumush papaq (silver).
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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.
Though the majority of Azerbaijani women have jobs outside the home, women are underrepresented in high-level jobs, including top business positions. [ 3 ] As of 2017, 78.1% of all teaching staff (including 51.9% of all university lecturers), 64.9% of all medical staff and 40.2% of athletes in Azerbaijan were women.
Azerbaijanis (/ ˌ æ z ər b aɪ ˈ dʒ æ n i,-ɑː n i /; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanlılar, آذربایجانلیلار), Azeris (Azərilər, آذریلر), or Azerbaijani Turks (Azərbaycan Türkləri, آذربایجان تۆرکلری) [47] [48] [49] are a Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and ...
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.