What are the characteristics of Tibetan costumes?

The most basic features of Tibetan costumes are fat waist, long sleeves, big waist, right neck, long skirt, boots, braided hair, gold and silver, pearls and jade ornaments.

The basic characteristics of Tibetan ancestors' costumes are thick and warm, wide and fat waist, and long-sleeved dresses. In order to adapt to the fluidity of animal husbandry production, a big waist is gradually formed, and a prominent gap (like a bag) is left on the chest, so that ghee, Ciba, tea, rice bowls and even young children can be stored when going out.

women's clothes

Tibetan costumes are also mainly manifested in women's costumes in festivals and major events in life, as well as changes in costumes during sacrifices. Holiday costumes are richer and heavier than usual. This is well known, but there is a great difference between adult etiquette and women's clothing before and after marriage, which is a major feature of the Tibetan clothing system. When Tibetan girls in agricultural areas of Qinghai are fifteen or seventeen years old, they should change their childhood braids into adult braids.

Also choose an auspicious day, called "Dai Tiantou" (that is, the girl's bar mitzvah). First, the monk is invited to hold a religious ceremony, and then the adult woman updates her clothes, worships Buddha, ancestors and parents. At this time, the ladies sang "Bow down to the Tianzu Pavilion". A Tibetan girl in Haixi wears "Ma Erdun" at the age of fifteen. It is made of cloth or satin and decorated with many silver shields and corals.