Question for Indian/Middle Eastern folk.
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11-29-2008 | 08:58 PM
#17
Sikh wear the head garb because it is agianst there religon to cut hair ( that could be debatable as many Sikhs cut them), so they wear that to conceal the hair. Arabs wear that pretty much as hat to protect from heat, or that is how it started now it is a national / traditional dress.
11-29-2008 | 09:20 PM
#18
Sikh wear the head garb because it is agianst there religon to cut hair ( that could be debatable as many Sikhs cut them), so they wear that to conceal the hair. Arabs wear that pretty much as hat to protect from heat, or that is how it started now it is a national / traditional dress.
11-30-2008 | 02:50 AM
#20
Sikh wear the head garb because it is agianst there religon to cut hair ( that could be debatable as many Sikhs cut them), so they wear that to conceal the hair. Arabs wear that pretty much as hat to protect from heat, or that is how it started now it is a national / traditional dress.
Man that explains my Indian coworker - when he takes off his turban he looks like an ultra Hippie
12-01-2008 | 01:29 AM
#23
Turbans...
Been around a lot longer than Sikism, longer than Islam, longer than even Christianity. People from the early era of Hinduism have worn turbans, that's about 4,000 years ago, give or take.
It's a central part of only the Sikh religion. Since the men in my family have worn it since their conversion to the religion hundreds of years ago, I also wear one, and have done so since childhood. For me, it's just a normal deal, something I feel naked without, but not ashamed in anyway, although I used to be as a kid. But what kid doesn't hate himself or his heritage when growing up getting picked on or discriminated against? It's practically normal, but I think around here things have changed a lot. There much more understanding amongst people these days.
In terms of practicality, it's doesn't keep your head cool, it does the opposite. I can't be outside on a cold day without my head covered, I get cold FAST. I started wearing a beanie when i'm not wearing a turban, cause it's just too hard to sleep when camping and stuff and not have it on. When i sleep I don't wear it, so when indoors it's ok.
I'm not a religious man per se... not in the literal sense of Sikhism, but I respect my family lineage, I haven't ever cut my hair, and i do wear a tuban. The style I wear usually is caled a Distar. It's tall, round and cylindrical. The style I wore as a kid is a Patka. This there where it forms to the head and you can see the bun of hair at the top of a childs head. Lately it's become fashionable to not tie the 2nd part, and leave it hanging back, which gives it a "du-rag" appearance. I tie a patka this way when I go autoX, cause it allows the use of a helmet, but otherwise I don't tie one that way. My dad and other adults tie their turbans in the traditional sikh way. It goes done one way, twist at the back and comes back up a different direction on the other side of the head.
Sikhs cover their heads as a sign of respect for God. We don't cut out hair cause it's a central theme that for things given to you by God, one shouldn't do anything to remove, disfigure or change such natural things. Of course being religious varies from person to person, and the degree to which one is religious varies much, much more, so you will find people from one of the spectrum to the other. I take from this what I feel is most important, the point of this whole deal really, and none of the rest, especially the politics in todays Sikhism.
Muslims tie turbans similar to the way I tie mine, but, it's not exactly religious really. Its some sort of ethnic thing, goes back a long while ago. It's a different style, and no Indian/middle eastern person would mix any of style up with another.
Ex:
Patka on my Cousin Lucky:
Patka "du-rag" style on my Cousin Indo:
Distar (like how I tie it, but this one is over the ears) on my cousin Manu
Traditional Sikh Turban (the way my grandfather and dad wear it, and I wear it this way at special occasations like parties... should wear it this way more often though since I'm like 25 now
) [[ Dad is blue, rest are uncles ]]
Hope that answers some questions, and would be better if it raises some new questions! Please ask, I don't mind answering, and will do so to the best of my knowledge. The more knowledge I can help spread the less instances we have to people killing people like Balbir Singh Sodhi after 9/11.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sodhi
Been around a lot longer than Sikism, longer than Islam, longer than even Christianity. People from the early era of Hinduism have worn turbans, that's about 4,000 years ago, give or take.
It's a central part of only the Sikh religion. Since the men in my family have worn it since their conversion to the religion hundreds of years ago, I also wear one, and have done so since childhood. For me, it's just a normal deal, something I feel naked without, but not ashamed in anyway, although I used to be as a kid. But what kid doesn't hate himself or his heritage when growing up getting picked on or discriminated against? It's practically normal, but I think around here things have changed a lot. There much more understanding amongst people these days.
In terms of practicality, it's doesn't keep your head cool, it does the opposite. I can't be outside on a cold day without my head covered, I get cold FAST. I started wearing a beanie when i'm not wearing a turban, cause it's just too hard to sleep when camping and stuff and not have it on. When i sleep I don't wear it, so when indoors it's ok.
I'm not a religious man per se... not in the literal sense of Sikhism, but I respect my family lineage, I haven't ever cut my hair, and i do wear a tuban. The style I wear usually is caled a Distar. It's tall, round and cylindrical. The style I wore as a kid is a Patka. This there where it forms to the head and you can see the bun of hair at the top of a childs head. Lately it's become fashionable to not tie the 2nd part, and leave it hanging back, which gives it a "du-rag" appearance. I tie a patka this way when I go autoX, cause it allows the use of a helmet, but otherwise I don't tie one that way. My dad and other adults tie their turbans in the traditional sikh way. It goes done one way, twist at the back and comes back up a different direction on the other side of the head.
Sikhs cover their heads as a sign of respect for God. We don't cut out hair cause it's a central theme that for things given to you by God, one shouldn't do anything to remove, disfigure or change such natural things. Of course being religious varies from person to person, and the degree to which one is religious varies much, much more, so you will find people from one of the spectrum to the other. I take from this what I feel is most important, the point of this whole deal really, and none of the rest, especially the politics in todays Sikhism.
Muslims tie turbans similar to the way I tie mine, but, it's not exactly religious really. Its some sort of ethnic thing, goes back a long while ago. It's a different style, and no Indian/middle eastern person would mix any of style up with another.
Ex:
Patka on my Cousin Lucky:
Patka "du-rag" style on my Cousin Indo:
Distar (like how I tie it, but this one is over the ears) on my cousin Manu
Traditional Sikh Turban (the way my grandfather and dad wear it, and I wear it this way at special occasations like parties... should wear it this way more often though since I'm like 25 now
) [[ Dad is blue, rest are uncles ]]Hope that answers some questions, and would be better if it raises some new questions! Please ask, I don't mind answering, and will do so to the best of my knowledge. The more knowledge I can help spread the less instances we have to people killing people like Balbir Singh Sodhi after 9/11.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sodhi
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12-01-2008 | 10:41 AM
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Its a religious thing, you don't ask why
12-01-2008 | 12:31 PM
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12-01-2008 | 12:54 PM
#27
Turbans...
Been around a lot longer than Sikism, longer than Islam, longer than even Christianity. People from the early era of Hinduism have worn turbans, that's about 4,000 years ago, give or take.
It's a central part of only the Sikh religion. Since the men in my family have worn it since their conversion to the religion hundreds of years ago, I also wear one, and have done so since childhood. For me, it's just a normal deal, something I feel naked without, but not ashamed in anyway, although I used to be as a kid. But what kid doesn't hate himself or his heritage when growing up getting picked on or discriminated against? It's practically normal, but I think around here things have changed a lot. There much more understanding amongst people these days.
In terms of practicality, it's doesn't keep your head cool, it does the opposite. I can't be outside on a cold day without my head covered, I get cold FAST. I started wearing a beanie when i'm not wearing a turban, cause it's just too hard to sleep when camping and stuff and not have it on. When i sleep I don't wear it, so when indoors it's ok.
I'm not a religious man per se... not in the literal sense of Sikhism, but I respect my family lineage, I haven't ever cut my hair, and i do wear a tuban. The style I wear usually is caled a Distar. It's tall, round and cylindrical. The style I wore as a kid is a Patka. This there where it forms to the head and you can see the bun of hair at the top of a childs head. Lately it's become fashionable to not tie the 2nd part, and leave it hanging back, which gives it a "du-rag" appearance. I tie a patka this way when I go autoX, cause it allows the use of a helmet, but otherwise I don't tie one that way. My dad and other adults tie their turbans in the traditional sikh way. It goes done one way, twist at the back and comes back up a different direction on the other side of the head.
Sikhs cover their heads as a sign of respect for God. We don't cut out hair cause it's a central theme that for things given to you by God, one shouldn't do anything to remove, disfigure or change such natural things. Of course being religious varies from person to person, and the degree to which one is religious varies much, much more, so you will find people from one of the spectrum to the other. I take from this what I feel is most important, the point of this whole deal really, and none of the rest, especially the politics in todays Sikhism.
Muslims tie turbans similar to the way I tie mine, but, it's not exactly religious really. Its some sort of ethnic thing, goes back a long while ago. It's a different style, and no Indian/middle eastern person would mix any of style up with another.
Ex:
Patka on my Cousin Lucky:
Patka "du-rag" style on my Cousin Indo:
Distar (like how I tie it, but this one is over the ears) on my cousin Manu
Traditional Sikh Turban (the way my grandfather and dad wear it, and I wear it this way at special occasations like parties... should wear it this way more often though since I'm like 25 now ) [[ Dad is blue, rest are uncles ]]
Hope that answers some questions, and would be better if it raises some new questions! Please ask, I don't mind answering, and will do so to the best of my knowledge. The more knowledge I can help spread the less instances we have to people killing people like Balbir Singh Sodhi after 9/11.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sodhi
Been around a lot longer than Sikism, longer than Islam, longer than even Christianity. People from the early era of Hinduism have worn turbans, that's about 4,000 years ago, give or take.
It's a central part of only the Sikh religion. Since the men in my family have worn it since their conversion to the religion hundreds of years ago, I also wear one, and have done so since childhood. For me, it's just a normal deal, something I feel naked without, but not ashamed in anyway, although I used to be as a kid. But what kid doesn't hate himself or his heritage when growing up getting picked on or discriminated against? It's practically normal, but I think around here things have changed a lot. There much more understanding amongst people these days.
In terms of practicality, it's doesn't keep your head cool, it does the opposite. I can't be outside on a cold day without my head covered, I get cold FAST. I started wearing a beanie when i'm not wearing a turban, cause it's just too hard to sleep when camping and stuff and not have it on. When i sleep I don't wear it, so when indoors it's ok.
I'm not a religious man per se... not in the literal sense of Sikhism, but I respect my family lineage, I haven't ever cut my hair, and i do wear a tuban. The style I wear usually is caled a Distar. It's tall, round and cylindrical. The style I wore as a kid is a Patka. This there where it forms to the head and you can see the bun of hair at the top of a childs head. Lately it's become fashionable to not tie the 2nd part, and leave it hanging back, which gives it a "du-rag" appearance. I tie a patka this way when I go autoX, cause it allows the use of a helmet, but otherwise I don't tie one that way. My dad and other adults tie their turbans in the traditional sikh way. It goes done one way, twist at the back and comes back up a different direction on the other side of the head.
Sikhs cover their heads as a sign of respect for God. We don't cut out hair cause it's a central theme that for things given to you by God, one shouldn't do anything to remove, disfigure or change such natural things. Of course being religious varies from person to person, and the degree to which one is religious varies much, much more, so you will find people from one of the spectrum to the other. I take from this what I feel is most important, the point of this whole deal really, and none of the rest, especially the politics in todays Sikhism.
Muslims tie turbans similar to the way I tie mine, but, it's not exactly religious really. Its some sort of ethnic thing, goes back a long while ago. It's a different style, and no Indian/middle eastern person would mix any of style up with another.
Ex:
Patka on my Cousin Lucky:
Patka "du-rag" style on my Cousin Indo:
Distar (like how I tie it, but this one is over the ears) on my cousin Manu
Traditional Sikh Turban (the way my grandfather and dad wear it, and I wear it this way at special occasations like parties... should wear it this way more often though since I'm like 25 now
) [[ Dad is blue, rest are uncles ]]Hope that answers some questions, and would be better if it raises some new questions! Please ask, I don't mind answering, and will do so to the best of my knowledge. The more knowledge I can help spread the less instances we have to people killing people like Balbir Singh Sodhi after 9/11.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sodhi
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12-01-2008 | 01:16 PM
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