Question

The special costumes have made our country Nepal a colorful cultural land. Explain the statement.

Answer 1

Traditional dresses are symbolic of the art and culture of any country. They trace the timeline of the evolution of fashion dating ages back to modern times. These dresses also many times reveal the essence of nationalism of its country. So like all other countries, there are plenty of traditional dresses in Nepal that the beautiful nation boasts of.

1. Dhaka Topi

A Nepali national is made to wear that topi in photographs for passports. The topi is widely worn in rituals, weddings, funerals, etc. Although a lot of handlooms have been set in Nepal, they are continuously keeping up their pace to meet the rising demand for their topis.

2. Daura Suruwal

Daura Suruwal is the national dress of Nepal.

The Daura Suruwal consists of 8 strings (since 8 is considered to be a lucky number according to the Nepalese people).

3. Dhoti

Clothes used on a day-to-day basis are as important as the festive dresses of Nepal.

Dhoti is such a dress worn on a regular basis by men residing in the more humid parts of Nepal where comfortable wearing is of utmost importance.

4. Lungi

Lungis are similar to dhotis worn but with the purpose of comfort wear.

They are often sold in a variety of colours and have become a very common house-wear.

5. Gunyou Cholo

This is the female equivalent dressing of the Daura Suruwal. Gunyou Cholo has a special significance apart from being a national dress of Nepal. It is used to mark the specific age of a girl(7 to 8 years). It is given to a 7 or 8-year-old girl to make a mark of her womanhood and celebrate the fact that she is slowly turning into a woman

6. Sari

Saris are very common in festivities and are even recognized as formal wear for Nepalese women.

7. Kurta Suruwal

This is more of a modern dress of the Nepalese women which has developed in the recent past.

Like Festivals,special costumes also made nepal a colorful cultural land.