The clothes of the Burmese people

In the long process of production and life, Burmese people gradually formed the similarity of national material life. Because the Burmese people are foreign, with the change of material living environment and the long-term coexistence and integration with other ethnic groups in history, the customs of material life have changed greatly compared with those in the pre-Burmese period. According to their different functions, Myanmar clothing can be divided into headdress, coat, skirt, slippers, men's clothing, women's clothing, ordinary clothing and traditional national clothing.

Burmese people usually wear national costumes. Men usually wear long-sleeved T-shirts with stand-up collars, long-sleeved Burmese jackets with double-breasted collars and sand cages below. Women usually wear collarless long-sleeved corsets and tight skirts. Myanmar men and women wear slippers on weekdays. Women in Myanmar like to wear flowers, mostly flowers. Apply a paste ground with Tannaka tree and water on the face, a traditional Burmese cosmetic, for sun protection and skin care. The traditional headdress for men is Baotou. The custom of Baotou is said to have originated in India, and the custom of Burmese wearing headscarves began in Awa Dynasty (14th century). Long hair is the beauty of ancient Burmese men. As a hairstyle, they often put a bun on their heads. In order not to make the bun fall off, Burmese people learn from the Indian practice, tie the bun with cloth, or put a cloth belt on the coiled bun. In the late Kampong Dynasty (19th century), Burmese people stopped storing hair, and the function of gangbao changed from practical to decorative.

In ancient times, the mail bag was a symbol of officials and people, big officials and small officials. Modern Burmese generally don't wear duty bags, but only on formal occasions such as celebrations and weddings. The headscarf has completely become an ornament. From the texture point of view, Baotou towels are mostly silk with various colors. The headscarf has a headscarf tail on the right. A woman has no bun on her head. In terms of headdress, there are hairpins, and most of them are decorated with Dai Jinhua. In modern times, Myanmar women still wear flowers on their heads and shawls over their shoulders. Shawls originated from Awa, with bright colors, which became popular on a large scale in the later period of Gongbang. During the reign of the King of Myanmar, the shawl was about one elbow (1.5 feet) wide, which was longer than the knee. Modern shawls are slightly shorter than before. Myanmar men and women wear cylindrical skirts, also known as sarong. The custom of wearing simple skirts can be traced back to Bagan's time. Skirts are usually 4.5 feet long and 5 feet wide, and are sewn at both ends with a whole piece of cloth.

Men's skirts are called "shuttles" and are mostly made of large plaid cloth or cool cotton cloth. The women's skirt is called "Special Gate" and has bright colors. The upper waist seam has a waist edge two or three inches wide, and the waist edge is mostly black. When tying the skirt, the man tied the sarong knot in front of his waist and the woman tied the sarong knot on the left. Burmese men and women wear flip-flops. Slippers are divided into velveteen slippers with leather soles and foam slippers. Wear leather slippers in dry season and cool season and foam slippers in rainy season.

Burmese women like to dress up, tie their hair in a bun and put flowers on their heads. Women often wear earrings, earrings, rings, bracelets and so on. Modern women use cosmetics. Traditionally, women in Myanmar often rub neem powder on their faces and bodies. Neem powder is made by dry grinding neem. After taking a bath in the morning, women often transfer water from neem powder and apply it to their cheeks and arms. Neem powder not only smells fragrant, but also lubricates the skin, dissipates heat and protects the sun. Rural women like to rub neem powder twice on their cheeks or brush it into a square with a toothbrush.

Burmese men have a tattoo custom. Tattoos originated from totem belief to prevent disasters. Later, it became a symbol of men's adulthood. Tattoos are located in the front and back of the upper body, between the waist and knees, and can also be tattooed on the arms. Tattoos are mostly mascots such as Galen dragon, dragon and fish. And tattoos. In ancient times, people who swore and didn't get tattoos were considered cowards and were often looked down upon. Now this concept has changed. There are few large-scale tattoos, and people usually only tattoo a few words or simple patterns on their wrists and arms.