although many girls today wear their hair short. Women wear their long hair in a bun at the nape of their necks. Both young women and adults use two styles of head coverings. One is a hand-woven red or white turban with a long fringe. The other is rather like a veil. It is a rectangle of white or pink cloths almost one meter wide, tied around the head and left to hang loose over the shoulders in back. Often a young woman ties a beaded headband with bright-colored pompons around the crown of her head to hold to hold the veil in place.: Traditionally Karen girls have worn their hair long and tied in a knot on top of the head, although many girls today wear their hair short. Women wear their long hair in a bun at the nape of their necks. Both young women and adults use two styles of head coverings. One is a hand-woven red or white turban with a long fringe. The other is rather like a veil. It is a rectangle of white or pink cloths almost one meter wide, tied around the head and left to hang loose over the shoulders in back. Often a young woman ties a beaded headband with bright-colored pompons around the crown of her head to hold to hold the veil in place.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Head Covering KAREN
although many girls today wear their hair short. Women wear their long hair in a bun at the nape of their necks. Both young women and adults use two styles of head coverings. One is a hand-woven red or white turban with a long fringe. The other is rather like a veil. It is a rectangle of white or pink cloths almost one meter wide, tied around the head and left to hang loose over the shoulders in back. Often a young woman ties a beaded headband with bright-colored pompons around the crown of her head to hold to hold the veil in place.: Traditionally Karen girls have worn their hair long and tied in a knot on top of the head, although many girls today wear their hair short. Women wear their long hair in a bun at the nape of their necks. Both young women and adults use two styles of head coverings. One is a hand-woven red or white turban with a long fringe. The other is rather like a veil. It is a rectangle of white or pink cloths almost one meter wide, tied around the head and left to hang loose over the shoulders in back. Often a young woman ties a beaded headband with bright-colored pompons around the crown of her head to hold to hold the veil in place.
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