mardi 11 juin 2013

The Basics About Sikh Turban

By Mara Boone


Sikh turban is a kind of headwear that is mainly worn by people from the Sikh community, also called the Sikhs. These people are a religious group that practices Sikhism. The headwear is mostly used by men even though women and children wear them these days. They are known by different names depending on the place. Some major names they are known by include pagri, dastar, and bulle.

Turbans are utilized in many locations around the globe. Among the locations where they are broadly used include South Asia, India, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, North Africa, the Americas, and Horn of Africa. They are worn in different styles for varied purposes. Each gender and group of age has its specific style and version of bulle. This writing outlines some primary reasons and fundamentals about bulles.

Sikhism as a religion has a code of conduct that every follower of the faith must keep. All Sikhs for instance are supposed to keep their heads covered and intact at all times with a few exceptions. All men have a rule of dress that requires them to wear turbans. Women may wear dastars or a certain traditional headscarf. Some women tie scarves over turbans.

Sikhs who are so accustomed to wrapping dastars feel bare without them. According to customs, the turban needs to be unwrapped when one is washing their hair, taking a shower, or going to bed. In fact, Sikhs are required to get married in part for the reason of receiving help from their spouses when wrapping bulles. It is the job of the wife to ensure that the man has their dastars well wrapped. They must also clean and sustain them in nice condition as one of their duties to their husbands.

The significance of covering hair is to keep it clean away from pollutants and untangled. Hair should be left in its natural unaltered state from birth onwards and parents are required to ensure this in their children. When a follower of Sikhism is initiated as khalsa, amrit nectar is sprayed directly on their hair. Initiates consider hair on which the amrit nectar has been sprinkled to be very holy and sacred.

A code in Sikhism prohibits followers from dishonoring any hair on their heads. Baptized followers have compulsory obligations that must be kept at all times. The codes also forbid them from smoking tobacco and discourage them from entering into close associations with individuals who smoke cigarette. As a way of honoring that code, the hair should never get in contact with tobacco smoke or tobacco itself.

The best way to keep this requirement is to cover the head to prevent hair from getting in contact with smoke in public places. Turbans also have other meanings including symbolizing holiness and spirituality, responsibility, status, and unique identity. The headwear is also seen as a robe of honor symbolizing self respect and high morals among wearers. Close friends exchange dastars as a covenant of everlasting friendships.

Sikh turban is a symbol of brother-hood among its wearers. Individuals who put them on identify easily with one another anywhere on earth. The dastars appear in various sizes and colors. Every color bears a specific meaning among Sikhs.




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