What You Need To Know About Yellow Turbans

By Freda Watts


A turban is a clothing used as a head covering. They have been used by people from different regions of the world mainly by inhabitants of Eastern countries and the northern part of Africa. Wearing them has different meaning in the different religious and cultural groups. Yellow turbans and style varies from one region to another.

Another group of people who use them this type of clothing are religious extremist group in Afghanistan. Their main aim of using this head covering is to ensure that their faces cannot be recognized . The September attack lead to mistreatment of individuals who wear head coverings and keep long beards. The reason was that the criminals who planned the attacks had the same appearance. They were therefore associated with terrorism.

Religious leaders have used this clothing to cover their heads for many years. They use it to identify themselves from other groups of people. It is also use to show commitment to their faith. Another reason for its use is to protect ones head from dust. They also use it show that all men are equal and none is less important that the other. They also use it to keep their hair and head clean.

The renowned Sikh religious leaders in a bid to eliminate the class system that promoted inequality among Indians allowed every leader to cover their heads with this clothing which was originally worn by those in the high class only. This was a way of recognizing them. Leader who wears the turban are recognized by citizens.

This head clothing come in a variety of styles. In some community during special religious days people wear different styles, during joyous occasions they wear those that are tied differently. This is because each style has a different meaning depending on the type of event or ceremony.

The head coverings that have camouflage makes are used by those in military. Not all colors have meaning among the spiritual leader one will choose most colors according to their preference. What most people consider is how well they fit in with their entire clothing.

The nomadic tribes that live in Sahara desert used these pieces of clothing to cover their heads so as to keep off from dust due to the sand which is blown up by the heavy winds in the desert. Their color was also used to identify a community. This is in order to make it easier for leader to identify their people.

Muslims also wear them but they are more common among their religious leaders. They wear them on top of a cap. The yellow turbans and style varies from one Muslim community to another. Some prefer a covering their heads using different styles of clothing. To them some styles are associated with holiness. This is also because some leaders tie their turbans in a different way. Muslims in the western countries do not use these head coverings only a minority do. The Persians who inhabited the current Iran are believed to be the first people to use these pieces of cloths on their heads. Iranian leaders especially the religious leaders put on black or white turbans.




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