Saturday, December 11, 2010

Traditional masks of Iranian Women | Traditional Costumes of Iranian Women

Ostovar - 55 years, 8 children, housewife. Wear a mask for religious reasons and to protect the skin from the sun.Despite the fact that many eastern women say they wear their hats with masks because of religious concepts, this tradition came long before the rise of Islam. Rural populations in the southern part of Iran said that this tradition of referring the Koran, but its origins seem to go far