People believe that those pieces will protect children from bad things and evils. Nepali kids often wear piercing and a lot of adornments. There is another costume for girls, consisting of baggy pants and a knee-length dress. This outfit is often worn on special occasions like festivals or celebrities. The fabric, which can be brocade, silk or cotton, is usually bright, multi-colored with a lot of patterns. The dress is slotted at the sides in order to walk more easily and comfortably. It’s an ankle-length, tightly fitting dress with long sleeves. The traditional dress for Nepali girls is named “bhāntānlan”. Sari is worn with precious jewelry and gold jewels.Ĭhildren’s clothes are often in a bright color, even with the boys’ clothes. Sari cloth is draped around the woman’s waist and across the shoulder. Nepali sari and Indian sari are the same, which consists of “parkar”, a petticoat, a tight, cropped blouse, and the sari cloth. Sari, another traditional costume, is a must-have item for Nepali future bride, often used as a wedding dress in Nepal. The scarf, worn draped over the body, is large and has matching patterns with the pattern on the blouse. The traditional blouse of Nepali women’s costume is very bright-colored with various patterns and prints, creating a hundred of different combinations. Usually, the colors are solid but now they use different patterns and prints as adding decoration. The pants are usually made of cotton, which is soft and loose with bright colors. This costume is usually used in Nepali women’s daily life. There are three main elements: light baggy pants, a blouse, and a large scarf. The Nepali female’s folk costume is called “Kurta Suruwal”.
One more thing, on your Nepal tours, you might have a chance to put Nepal traditional costume on. However, in this article, only the main, national costumes are mentioned. Since Nepal is a multi-ethnic country with more than 100 ethnic groups, there are many traditional costumes, pieces of jewelry, traditions and other accessories. Every country has its own traditional costume, such as “ao dai” in Vietnam, “Sinh” and “Salong” in Lao, “longyi” in Myanmar.