| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 1:40:15 PM | | Can anybody answer as to why some India indian women wear a scarf draped around the front of their necks. I know it has nothing to do with the temperature of the area or the force of the wind. I would just like to now the significance and what it symbolizes | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 4:45:23 PM | I thought the scarf in mention is called a Pashmina Scarf.
It, too, can be draped around the head and neck and if of great quality, is passed through generation to generation via a wedding. | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 6:00:39 PM |
This thread is circling the drain, Does anybody here understand other cultures ways or our we like the army "Don't ask don't tell"?
It's just possible that none of us know. Google it. | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 6:38:49 PM | I agree with the poster above me. Google it.
If you want to know something, why don't you look it up yourself?
Rather than expecting other people to look it up for you, and getting pouty when they don't. | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 7:04:25 PM | The internet is a huge databank of information, some erroneous and a lot misleading, G.I.G.O.
I did check google but either no-one entered the information so that it could be retrieved later or the question has to be entered in a stricter fashion than the one I asked. Asking the people here in the off topic forum is simply another way of tapping the intellectual database of humans. People can understand questions that are not stated well much better than google can. I hoped to contact someone with a far greater knowledge of the customs of india than what can be found on google | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 7:55:23 PM |
jamesweld22:: Can anybody answer as to why some India indian women wear a scarf draped around the front of their necks. I know it has nothing to do with the temperature of the area or the force of the wind. I would just like to now the significance and what it symbolizes
Well, first of all you ask why they wear scarfs draped around the front... well don't you think it is all the way around their neck? not actually just draped at the front .. think. A scarf wrapped around ones neck usually naturally falls draped around the front ! Would you not think as a thinking mature adult, even without looking it up, that it would be a shawl of some kind which one would pull over their head for any given time it is need... eg : heat, cold to hide their face, just leaving it around their neck for convenience...
or are you just playing devil's advocate? Just needed a topic ? oh well that is fair enough but don't make it sound like you are an idiot.
Then you proclaim to KNOW that it has nothing do do with temperature blah blah blah(etc..)
So what DO you know? You want people to find out for you. how hard is it even to make assumptions, down to earth sensible assumptions ....
This thread is circling the drain, Does anybody here understand other cultures ways or our we like the army "Don't ask don't tell"?
how important is it to you? maybe you need to do your own research on other cultures.
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/6/2008 8:39:53 PM | I'm not sure why you quoted me but didn't comprehend my question. You must just have some time on your hands to while away on your computer. I don't know if I should consider you as a moron since you don't know of the custom That I am talking about or perhaps you misstated your age in your profile and are quite young and inexperienced in other cultures. If we are to live in peace all types of personalities must be accepted, even yours
The scarf is worn from the left side of the back and shoulder around the from of the neck and hangs off the right side of the shoulder and down the back. The back of the neck is exposed. In canada we would wear it covering the neck completely and possibly tucked into our coats down the from. The scarf is usually quite thin and matches the outer-garment that the indian women wear with it. If a scarf were flying in the breeze and you were standing in its way, it would fall across your face with each end hanging over your shoulders and down your back, it wouldn't completely wrap itself around your neck
Visiting different cultures without some kind of background can end you up in jail for doing something innocent and I don't want that again | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/7/2008 5:29:26 PM | Do you mean the whole sari or do you mean a salwar kameez?
If you mean the salwar kameez, it's traditional wear for women in the Punjab region of India (northern India). The scarf offers protection from someone looking at their neck or if they want to be very modest, they will cover their neck and also use the scarf to cover their head. | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/7/2008 7:44:36 PM | OP : just to clarify - It's like a scarf that they wear around the front of their neck, and the long ends hang down the back right?
if so -- you are talking about the Chunnis or it is also called a dupatta.
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Indian chunnis/dupatta has a lot of significance. The use of the dupatta has definitely undergone a metamorphosis over time. Women wear it over the head as a mark of respect while going to worship and talking to the elders. Today, this has became a part of fashion as well. Today, the dupatta is a stylish accessory that can be worn over one shoulder or draped around the chest and over both shoulders. As a fashion garment, Indian salwar dupatta is an attractive accessory that looks graceful and breaks the monotony of the dress
Actually it can be worn to help protect them from the heat as well... we wear hats if it's hot... a lot of those ladies are in the hottest areas with no shade trees... so it helps keep the direct sunlight off their heads
They are just like us western ladies wearing a scarf as they were popular back in the 90's... actually my daughter loves to have scarves wrapped around her even in summer!!! | |
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| I assume it's a religious symbol but is there more
Posted: 6/7/2008 8:08:40 PM | For the young women in India, it's a fashion statement and worn with any modern clothing. (pants/blouse, skirt/blouse, etc.)
Could be a religious thing (head scarf) muslim.
Middle-aged and older women wear the full sari. | |
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