Braids consecration of women's originality in al-Tabqa

MUHAMMAD AL-ARAB/ AL-TABQA

Each mother is keen to raise her daughter's hair from the very beginning of her childhood, combing her hair and then linking each strand with strips of cloth may be chosen by the color of hair or threaded wool.

And the hair beauty and its harmony with the popular dress of al-Tabqa's women drew the attention of the poets of the area, where the poets are sing their poems to describe women's braids

There is a special hairstyle for women, especially young women, as they cut down a tunic from it and then tangle it and then add it to the plexus, and thus to the right of the face and left "two braids" the rest of the hair is covered by the space known as "Tarachi" or "earrings", a type of ornaments for adornment and is known in Arabic with earrings,  so she will appear with a full look in their opinion with the two braids, al-Tarachi "earrings" and the filmy cover, and this is one of the aesthetics paintings of al-Tabqa's women are similar to those of other women.

Al-Tabqa's women  take care of her hair until the end of the age and put the "henna" on it from time to time and mixed with some of the fragrant plants, such as the nutmeg and carnations, which enriches the hair with a fragrant aroma and add to it also the fruit of the nut because she believes that it strengthens the roots of hair and give it a dark color, you get two benefits first medical and the second aesthetically related to the color of hair and not cut it only in cases of grief, which is usually extinct during the past decades.

It is worth mentioning that women who adhere to the old hairstyle in al-Tabqa are currently only large age women, while its presence in the young women as a result of the cultural invasion of the area is multifaceted only on occasions that remind the heritage of this area only.

(H/S)

ANHA