Along with clothes, jewelry contributes to the overall appearance of Thai costumes as well as many other ethnic groups in our country. Thai women have long been very aware of using jewelry.
Hair brooches, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, traces ... are elements of Thai women's jewelry. Each element of jewelry is worn on different positions on the body, which greatly enhances the beauty of Thai women.
Hair brooches - the charm of Thai women
Women with long hair should have a bun. Hair can be pulled back on the back of the neck or on the top of the head. The chignon is not only neat, convenient in daily life and labor, but also beautiful. For Thai women, whether or not a chignon will increase or decrease the beauty of their own face. When the bun to pad and use the brooch to install.
Hair clips of Thai women are made of silver or ivory. Tram has a "needle" configuration, one end has a cap and a pointed tip. Brooches are a round piece of silver with a diameter of about 1cm and a length of about 10cm. When the brooch is set in the hair, the silver, ivory, and the middle color of the black floats like a dashing line, creating a significant aesthetic value. This is also the gift of mother-in-law to the new bride in the "Tang Crane" ceremony at the wedding.
Formal with earrings
Most Thai women wear earrings. This is also a common form of respect for girls. Therefore, when girls were born around 10 days old, mothers had their children pierced their ears to grow up wearing earrings. From 7 years old, she wore earrings until old age. Earrings made of white or gold silver metal, shaped like a flower with 4 petals on the front, are noted to create decorative patterns to wear on the ears so that they are formal and aesthetic.
The bracelets of Thai people
If some ethnic groups such as the Mong, Dao, etc. are necessarily in jewelry, Thai people are not required. Because necklaces are more expensive than earrings, not every family can afford them, with many necklaces passed on from generation to generation. The necklace is often worn on boys and girls, because Thais consider the necklace a "talisman" for their children.
The necklace has a smooth ring type, with a dragon head decoration on both ends. Dragon in Thai concept is a symbol of strength. Therefore, it is a protector of life for humans, especially for children. The ring is a rare Thai jewelry, so it is only found in wealthy families whenever festivals and holidays.
The bracelet is the jewelry used by Thai women, the ring is noted to create a variety of shapes. Closed or open loop structure, with silver material worn on women's wrist. Bracelets are always worn in pairs. That means two Thai women wear bracelets, at least one each.
Bracelets with many types: plain bracelets, double bracelets, leaf bracelets ... with decorative bracelets, carved patterns ... Silver sparkling bracelets at the ends of Thai women 's wrist giving birth Enhance their beauty, enhance their charm. In addition, wristbands are also a means to express the love of a couple, a gift for the love of Thai boys. The bracelet is also the indispensable offering before taking the bride to her husband's house.
The beauty of the remains
The relic was the silver string that Thai women used to wear keys and other small jewelry. A complete set of relics includes silver wire, a silver needle box (peach), a "platypus" (pippets), a tiger's nail (a tiger).
Silver wire is made up of a wire with 4 sides, the string is shaped like a snake, forming a cluster of 30-35cm long. With such a structure, although metal, the wire is very soft and flexible. A set of two to six strings, each with two hooks at both ends to hook into the belt. The silver peach has a peach-like structure, the inside is hollow to remove needles, embroidery threads and other small ornaments.
The vestiges are tied to the waistband, to one side. On the indigo-colored background of the skirt, the silver glitter shimmering in the footsteps to create a beauty that is both glamorous and luxurious, but also very casual and familiar. In daily life, Thai women wear little vestiges. They only wear it during festivals, holidays, and weddings.
Thai soap set has contributed to make-up in Thai women's jewelry, creating aesthetic value of traditional Thai costumes.
Aesthetic values
These types of jewelry more or less express the living conditions, customs, etiquette and personality of the wearer. Due to the poor life, ethnic minorities always consider jewelry a great asset for themselves and their families, and also a daily necessity, worship - cure, promise or exchange. . Unlike Kinh people, Thai people do not consider money and artifacts very much, they only value jewelry ... From a young age, parents had to fight jewelry for their children. Girls who have a lot of jewelry will be noticed by many guys. But, in the spring and festivals, everyone wears all jewelry to show off their wealth, elegance or status to the village.
Not only bringing out the beauty, Thai jewelry also shows the relationship between people. Besides the aesthetic value, most of the jewelry of the Thai people also plays a protective role. On it are signs of the gods, including the gods of each nation, the god of the land, historical heroes and ancestral images, so that everyone can feel protected when wearing. wrap.
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