The Kurdistan Region of Iraq celebrates annually on March 10 the “National Costume” day, which was approved by the Kurdistan Regional Government, where employees, teachers, university students, schoolchildren and the majority of citizens wear their own dress on this day inside the workplace and in the markets to celebrate it.
Sozyar dresses up today like each year a Kurdish traditional costume in Erbil, Iraq, Mar. 10, 2022. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq celebrates annually on March 10 the “National Costume” day, which was approved by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
And this occasion turns into a big carnival, where the colors of Kurdish clothing, especially women’s clothing, dominate all public areas, universities, government and private institutions. The gatherings of citizens on the occasion of the National dress day leave Kurdish dances, and the sounds of music and singing rise in nature and in the street.
People celebrate of National Costume day in Erbil, Iraq, Mar. 10, 2022. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq celebrates annually on March 10 the “National Costume” day, which was approved by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Kurdish women’s clothing is distinguished by its diversity of models, bright colors inspired by nature, and beautifully woven fabrics, decorated and embroidered with miniatures and various accessories, which give these clothes an aesthetic and make them glamorous. Kurdish women’s clothing consists of a long dress and long sleeves, as well as colorful headgear and also decorated with accessories, which are metal in the form of gold lira hanging on the forehead.
People celebrate of National Costume day in Erbil, Iraq, Mar. 10, 2022. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq celebrates annually on March 10 the “National Costume” day, which was approved by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Although the region celebrated the day of national costumes last year, the celebration was limited due to the repercussions of the spread of the Corona virus and the accompanying health prevention measures, so this year’s celebration of Kurdish clothes is considered the largest in two years, after all health restrictions were lifted in the country.
Girls from wealthy families wear wide gold belts as a kind of adornment accompanying Kurdish clothes. It not only includes gold on the belt, but also goes beyond it to be included in the decoration of the headscarves of the girls of these families.
As for those with low incomes, they replace the golden belts and hats embroidered with the golden pound, with others similar in design, but made of other metals such as silver and copper.
As for men’s clothing, it also consists of many types, consisting of two pieces, the upper one is a light jacket, and the lower one is loose trousers. Its colors vary between black and brown in all its shades, gray and dark green, and the outfit is completed with a large belt or scarf tied around the waist. Kurdish men’s clothing includes a turban wrapped around the head, either red, black, or other colors, and each color indicates the way it is wrapped in a specific area of Kurdistan.
