Significance Of The Head Turban

By Amanda Baird


The head turban consists of continuous wrapping of clothing usually mounted on hair. Hair gears are regarded differently in the various parts of the world as they have varied uses on the wearer. The culture, medical grounds or religion of a person dictates on how he wears it. However, the wearer is required to maintain cleanliness of the hair by preserving it and not exposing it to dust and dirt.

In Sikhism, hair gears are regarded as part of the body which wearers have. It is easy to clean beard when washing the face and hence they do cover it. It acts as part of respecting God when one covers hair when visiting temples on sacred days. Believing that God is omnipresent, there is the need to cover and maintain hair gears all the time.

It stands as recognition of teachings that Guru gave to his followers. It represents sovereignty, self respect and dedication on Sikhism. Sikhs regard it sacred symbol as it promotes equality in the religion. Hair scarves area mostly worn by men of Sikh religion hence acts as an identity feature. They do not cut their hair since it is going against the nature of creation.

Muslim religious leaders use scarves for identity and commanding respect from Islam religion followers. It is worm after carefully wrapping hair in a cap. Caps are made in conical shapes, white or black color and different sizes. White color signifies holiness according to Prophet Mohammed. Islam teaches that green color is paradise.

Countries that are governed by Islamic rules require citizens to wrap scarves as a national dress. They have special ways of wrapping them so that people who do not belong to the religion will not misuse them. Members of the Taliban warp long scarves that have been intertwined with loose ends. The piece that is hanging is then let to hang on their shoulders. There are other special hats that act as alternatives to the scarves.

North African men mostly located along the Saharan Desert do use long scarves to cover themselves from dust and sand. This is because of wind blowing occasionally in the desert. Nomadic tribes like the Tuareg use scarves to disguise themselves from their enemies. Different colors used by them, represents different tribes and is easily spotted across the sand dunes.

Caste and class systems prevalent in India use scarves as a distinguishing feature. Different professionals and medical reasons provide need for scarves to be worn. Hair cancer patients need to cover themselves. Wealth and influence of a person in the society, is dictated by the type of scarves he wears. Palestinian nationals fold hair gears diagonally and then drape them on their hair. Black cords are then used to tie is preventing it from falling off.

Jamaica has a Rastafarian movement that ties head turban on hairs. They are characterized by long dreadlocks that need to be preserved from dirt. The movement requires that, in their journey to Zion, hair should be clean. Hair gears are hand knitted and come in four main colors. Red, green, gold mostly knitted in that order and then followed by black. Patterns and embroideries made are based on taste of a user.




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