A national costume not only reflects the belonging to some people, ethnos, but also combines the culture of this people. His lifestyle, tradition and identity.
The National Suit Buryat did not exception and brightly demonstrates the way of life and the way, which was inherent in this people many centuries.
Buryats live in Siberia - Republic of Buryatia, Irkutsk region and Transbaikal region. Stories are also known that there are extensive settlements of Buryats in the inner Mongolia of the PRC, in Mongolia, Manchuria.
Buryat costume is akin to many costumes of the Mongolian and Turkic peoples. Buryats have long been nomads, engaged in cattle breeding and hunting, lived in the harsh Siberian climate. This largely influenced the presence in the national costume of many elements that attach the convenience and freedom of movements, practicality and all-season.
At first in the Buryat costume used girlfriend materials - sheepskin, fur fur (luxury, fox, sable and others), genuine leather, wool. Later, silk, velvet, cotton, decorations made of stones, silver, gold were added to the costume of trading connections.
Also there are tribal differences in the costume of Buryat. Conditionally Buryats are divided into oriental and western births regarding Lake Baikal. Traditional religion Buryat - Shamanism and Lamaism (Buddhism) also made their shades.
Male National Suit Buryat
The traditional male degal in the form of a robe with a top board and the bottom was rejected by a silk cutter, a leather belt, decorated with silver and stones. DEGEL - Winter version of the robe seated from sheepskin, was separated from above with a cloth - silk, velvet. The summer version was called Tarlig - more subtle, without insulation. Casual Degals sewed from cotton fabric.
Male Degal necessarily decorated with three multi-colored stripes from above, called Engar. Each color was of particular importance: black - fertile soil, blue - the color of the sky, green - earth, red - cleansing fire. The singard bands had a clear arrangement in colors, the upper strip could be different according to the belonging to a certain kind, the tribe - the singer was located on the chest.
- The collar was drawn up in the form of a rack, the robe itself was not tight, gave freedom of movements.
- The Sleeves of Degal or Thereliga were all-crushed to protect against winds and cold. The bathrobe was fastened on the side of the buttons. The number of buttons and their location also had a sacred meaning - three top buttons at the gate brought happiness, on the shoulders and in the armpit - the symbol of wealth, the lower buttons on the waist were considered a symbol of honor. Buttons were silver, coral, gold.
- The sleeve had a cuff - Turun (hoof) in the form of a cone. In the cold, the cuff was turned away and defended his hands. The facial part of the cuff was decorated with embroidery, patterns, symbolizing the amount of livestock, wealth.
- The length of the robe was so to close the legs while walking and riding a horse. In addition, on one floor of Degal could lie, and another to cover with nomads.
Under Degal or Therelig, a cotton shirt and pants of leather, fabric were worn. The mandatory element of the male costume was a belt. He sewed from different materials and had a different length and width, decorated with stones, silver buckles. A knife, tobacker, other accessories were rushed on the belt.
Women's National Suit Buryat
Female suit has undergone changes with age. Girls wore ordinary degali and thereligi with a cat to adolescent age.
With the onset of the 13-15 years, the cut of the dress was changed - it became cut off on the waist, the braid was sewn on top of the seam - toupe.
With a marriage in a female suit, sleeved was added. She could be short in the form of a vest or long, depending on belonging to a particular family. The edges of the vest in the front were decorated with ornaments, embroidery, contrasting ribbons or braid.
The lower shirt seized from cotton, pants were also put on.
The most complex system was women's decorations. In addition to traditional earrings, rings, bracelets and cervical jewelry, the Buryats attended others - temporal rings, chest ornaments, elegant belts, coral beads, silver pendants. Some clans existed shoulder decorations, side suspensions on the belt, hair decorations, amuletns. Female decorations showed not only belonging to the family, but also the prosperity of the family, social status.
Women's Buryat decorations were silver with stones from coral, amber, turquoise and other natural stones. Silver jewelry had a filigree forging in the form of national ornaments, patterns.
Headdress
And men and women necessarily wore a headdress. Headwear were diverse and differed from various clans.
Western Buryat headdress had a shape of a cap, fought along the bottom edge of the fur. The top seized from velvet or other fabric, decorated with embroidery, coral beads, braid. Fur used from otter, deer, lynx, sable.
Also worn hats type of machines from fur with a long pile - foxes, fox.
The Eastern Buryat headdress was in the form of a cone with a high tulley and bent edges. There was also a hat in the form of a yurt or hills with an acute end, decorated with a bead or tassel - the most characteristic of the inhabitants of Buryatia and Mongolia.
Heats and geography of residence - Horinsky, Aginskiy, etc.
The Buryat headdress was a symbol of the sky, vitality and the attitude towards him was impaired respectful. It was impossible to throw him to the ground, to overpower through it, treat disrespectful.
Shoes
Buryat shoes were leather boots, felt on a flat sole with hound up socks. The curved socks were called upon not to damage the earth and living beings when walking.
Men and women worn such shoes. Footwear from genuine leather was comfortable, hygienic and practical. Decorated the shoes with embroidery at the top or contrasting threads of seams in the form of ornaments, patterns.
Winter boots were with insulation of sheepskin fur, wild animals. Winter options are also presented in the form of a unite.
The summer version of the shoes seated from horse's hair on a flat sole.
Modern Buryat costume
The modern stylization of the national costume is unusually popular in Buryatia. Used stylization under DEGEL of different lengths, in the form of an evening dress, outerwear. The original cut of sleeves, the gate, with the inserts with the singer - a stepped pattern of colored stripes, cuffs.
Tissue deserve and tissue - silk, satin with drawings and textured embroidery, with filling silver and gold threads, traditional bright colors - blue, red, green, yellow, turquoise.
In modern fashion, the stylization of the Buryat costume in the form of an evening dress, blouses, a coat, an embroidery ornament, traditional patterns, satin ribbons and a trim tape are used. Silver decorations with corals, turquoise, agate are actively used.
In everyday life, it is increasingly possible to notice stylized national shoes in the form of UGG, unites, boots. And also hats with a fur in a national style in combination with genuine leather, suede.
Traditional Buryat costume puts on large national holidays - Sagalgan (White Month - New Year's Offension on the Lunar Calendar), Surkharban (sports summer holiday), on theatrical spectacles, religious holidays, meeting honored guests.
Modern models of wedding dresses in the national style are becoming increasingly popular. Many artists use the National Buryat costume for their stage image.
In recent years, interregional contests of fashion designers, using national costume, ethnic motives in their collections, have been held. Many interesting models from such appeals fall into the "masses" and become popular with young people.
Trendy images
Unusually warm and cozy techniques made of sheep wool with the addition of cashmere is very useful to Siberian frosts. It can be a trouser version with a stylized riding under the national Buryat costume - a rack collar, a stepped board on the chest, an unusual sleeve, a hood. Either this is an option with a soft silhouette, tosing, but not constraining movement, with a maximal skirt or dresses, with ethnic patterns. The wool is thin and the original material that gives heat into the cold and breathable in the heat. By adding an original headdress in an ethno-style, your image will become unforgettable.
The original outfit in white color with silver contrast design in the form of edges and accents is suitable for evening output, and as a wedding dress. An interesting design of the leaf and the asymmetry of the shoulder with a silver edge looks like a step insertion of the singer, the side ornament on the waist and at the place of the fastening of the pelerin attaches ethnicity and airiness image. The vertical silver strip on the skirt again cites national motifs. At the same time, the length of the dress above the knees does not look defiantly. By adding unique decorations on the head with side suspensions from silver, you will definitely be irresistible.
Another image for evening exit or wedding celebration in white color with gold will be unforgettable. From the national Buryat costume there is a cutting skirt with a riding, the original embroidery gold in the form of an ornament, national jewelry - bracelets, a chest necklace and a rich headdress. The dress has a short sleeve, separated by the Golden Cant, like a bodice. Golden high headdress with decoration on the forehead and pendants gives femininity, stability and chic. The puff and the length of the skirt will emphasize the harness of the waist.
