Mongolian Dietary Customs and Clothing Features

Mongolian costumes include robes, belts, boots and jewelry. However, due to different regions, there are also differences in styles. Take women's robes as an example. Influenced by Manchu, Mongolians in Horqin and Harqin wear wide and straight robes with split sides, and the neckline and cuffs are decorated with various colors. Mongolians in Xilingol grassland wear Mongolian robes with large narrow sleeves and no slits; Buryat women wear robes with waist skirts and shoulders; Ordos women's robes are divided into three pieces, the first is a close-fitting dress with sleeves reaching to the wrist, the second is a coat with sleeves reaching to the elbow, and the third is a collarless double-breasted vest with straight flashing buttons. The robes worn by Mongolians in Qinghai are similar to those of Tibetans. Except Qinghai, there is little difference in men's wear. Wear double robes in spring and autumn, single robe in summer, cotton robe or fur robe in winter. Mongolians usually like to wear cloth clothes, and they usually wear brocade-rimmed clothes on holidays. Men's wear is mainly blue and brown, while women's wear likes to use red, pink, green and sky blue. Belt is an important part of Mongolian costume, made of satin or cotton cloth, three or four meters long. Men's belts are often decorated with knives, irons and snuff bottles. Mongolian boots are divided into leather boots and cloth boots. Mongolian boots are fine in workmanship and have exquisite patterns on their surfaces. Wearing jewelry and hats is a habit of Mongolians. Hats in different regions also have local characteristics. Mongolian hats in Inner Mongolia and Qinghai have a high top and a flat edge, lined with white felt, and decorated with leather or purple-green felt, which is thick in winter and thin in summer. The hat top is decorated with tassels, and the hat belt is made of silk, which can be worn by both men and women. In Hu Ba and Buryat Mongolia in Hulunbeier, men wear shawl hats and women wear pointed-brimmed hats. Precious raw materials such as agate, jade, coral, pearls and silver make Mongolian jewelry rich and luxurious. Men's colors are mostly blue and dark brown, and some people wrap their heads with silk. Women usually wrap their heads in red and blue headscarves and wear conical hats like men in winter.

Mongolian men wear robes to tie their waists, women's sleeves are embroidered with lace patterns, and their coats are high-necked, which seems to be similar to ethnic groups. Women like to wear clothes of three different lengths. The first one is a close-fitting dress with sleeves reaching to the wrist, the second one is a coat with sleeves reaching to the elbow, and the third one is a collarless double-breasted vest with straight rows of flashing buttons, which is particularly eye-catching.

Characteristics of Mongolian costumes

Mongolian costumes have a strong grassland style. Because Mongolians have lived in Saibei grassland for a long time, both men and women like to wear robes. Winter clothes in pastoral areas are mostly smooth leather, satin and cotton-padded clothes. Summer clothes are more cloth. Robe with big end, long sleeve, red, yellow and dark blue. The hem of men's and women's robes is not open Red and green ribbons.

Men's belts are often decorated with knives, irons and snuff bottles. I like to wear soft cowhide boots to my knees. Farmers wear cloth clothes, such as open robes and cotton-padded clothes. In winter, there are many felt boots and high boots are rare, and the custom of tying the waist has been retained. Most men wear blue and dark brown hats, and some people tie their heads with silk. Women usually wrap their heads in red and blue headscarves and wear conical hats like men in winter. Unmarried women split their hair from the middle of the front and tied two hair roots with two big round beads decorated with agate, coral and jasper. There is also a distinctive Mongolian wrestling suit.

Mongolian wrestling suit is a kind of Mongolian clothing technology. Wrestling clothes include vest, trousers, trousers, colored silk belts, etc. The vest shows the chest. Pants are very wide. Pants are rich in patterns, such as moire, plant pattern, longevity pattern and so on. The pattern is rough and powerful, and the color contrast is strong. Pants are big, 10 meter fabric. Conducive to heat dissipation and avoid sweat sticking to the body surface; Also adapted to the characteristics of wrestling, it is difficult for opponents to use leg wrapping. Pants are made of tough cloth or flannel. At the knee, a pattern is spliced and combined with fabrics of various colors, which is generous and solemn, indicating good luck. All parts of the clothing are properly matched and integrated, which has brave national characteristics.