Why do people in northern Shaanxi tie a towel on their heads?

Show a kind of masculinity and heroism, similar to the customs of northern Shaanxi.

Due to frequent sandstorms, people who go out to work need to carry something with them to wipe the dust and gravel on their heads, faces and necks, and they can directly absorb sweat when sweating, which is practical and convenient.

In addition to resisting sandstorms in spring and autumn, you can also protect yourself from the exposure in summer and the cold in winter.

Since Chairman Mao led the Red Army into northern Shaanxi, established Yan 'an revolutionary base and lit the revolutionary fire, the white sheep belly towel symbolizing the image of farmers in northern Shaanxi has spread all over the motherland with the victory of the revolution.

The second spread of mutton tripe towel should be inseparable from Ansai's waist drum. Ansai waist drum, with its heroic, rough and fierce nature, shocked the earth and people, walked out of the Loess Plateau, spread all over the North and South of the Great Wall, and even crossed the ocean.

After two large-scale dissemination, in people's minds, the white sheep belly towel seems to be a symbol of the national costumes of the descendants of Xuanyuan Emperor and also a symbol of people in northern Shaanxi. In fact, in the eyes of farmers in northern Shaanxi, it is not only clothing, but also the geographical environment and national habits in northern Shaanxi. The Loess Plateau is the largest and thickest loess layer in the world, and northern Shaanxi is located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau. Loess soil is fine and loose, and it flutters with the wind. Especially in spring and winter, the strong northwest wind will roll up the loess and the sky will be dark. People who have been working on this land for a long time will tie a towel on their heads to prevent loess from falling into their hair.

When the wind blows, the towel on the sheep's stomach can prevent wind and soil; When it is hot and sweaty, the towel on the sheep's stomach is another hat; After a day's work, my back is sore and tired. When I went to the stream to wash my face, the towel on the sheep's stomach had become a towel for washing my face. It's wonderful that a towel can be used for multiple purposes.