The standard ornate headdress referred to as “eleçek” symbolizes each the social and financial standing of the Kyrgyz girl and is used as a complementary decoration to the outfit.
Along with the eleçek headdress, girls proceed the custom of carrying jewellery on the ends of their braided hair, referred to as “saç uçtük”, particularly on holidays and when visiting friends.
Eleçek was used as a swaddling fabric at start and as a shroud at dying.
Retired trainer Irina Tokontayeva, residing within the Toktogul district of Kyrgyzstan's Jalalabad Area, is passing on the Kyrgyz girls's headwear, “elecek”, to future generations as a cultural heritage.
Tokontayeva said that headwear may be very invaluable among the many Kyrgyz individuals and stated, “Eleçek is a girls's headwear with an extended historical past. Previously, it was used as a swaddling fabric throughout start, a shroud throughout dying, and a bandage throughout accidents.”
Tokontayeva, who described the nomadic lifetime of the Kyrgyz individuals for a few years and the difficulties of nomadism, stated the next in regards to the significance of the spear:
“Previously, girls would cowl their heads utilizing a skinny fabric that was 18-20 meters lengthy. This headband needed to be appropriate for all 4 seasons. In the course of the migration to the plateaus, when a pregnant girl gave start to her child, she would untie the headscarf on her head and swaddle it. On this means, she would ship her child to her vacation spot in a wholesome method. The Kyrgyz have a saying that 'goodness and evil stroll aspect by aspect'. It was essential to be prepared for something always. If somebody died through the migration, the headscarf on their head could be untied and used as a shroud, and in the event that they had been injured, it will be used as a bandage.”
“I attempt to set an instance by carrying conventional garments”
Tokontayeva, who can also be the top of the ladies's department within the district the place she lives, said that the headscarf is worn throughout holidays and when visiting individuals, and stated, “I attempt to set an instance for our future generations by carrying conventional garments.”
Tokontayeva, who said {that a} girl's clothes is as essential as her religion, manners and dedication to traditions, stated, “We’re the generations of the hero Manas. Our moms continued their lives with the life expertise that they had within the occasions when there was no science. We should shield the garments left by our moms.”
Conventional jewellery prevents spinal curvature
Bibihatice Mamutova, a resident of the Kadamcai district within the Batken Area who wears jewellery on the ends of her braided hair, additionally defined the significance of the decorations worn on the ends of her braided hair.
Mamutova stated that the jewellery that older girls put on on the finish of their braids known as “sac uztuk” and that these are essentially the most lovely jewellery of Kyrgyz girls.
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“Previously, girls used to make use of these ornaments to stroll correctly. As a result of the load of those ornaments is shut to at least one kilogram,” stated Mamutova, including that such ornaments had been fabricated from silver or different treasured stones.
Mamutova added that these ornaments are towards the curvature of the backbone, and that the jewelry tied to the ends of the one-meter braids ensures that the backbone and neck stay upright as a result of their weight.
