Presentation on theme: "Daily life as a Afghan citizen"— Presentation transcript
Slide1
Daily life as a Afghan citizen
Abbie
Zabrieszack
Lakin
Redmond
Slide2
Clothing
Women wear baggy trousers, long shirts belted with sash, and a cotton cloth to cover their head. They must wear pants underneath or they will be considered immodest and have a harder time with how men treat them.
Men wear loose fitting shirts that goes to their knees, full trousers tied at the waist with a string, and a vest is usually worn over the shirts. The adult males wear turbans.
Their footwear consist of
chaplay
, thick leather shoes.
The clothing they wear really reflect on their cultural beliefs.
Slide3
What does an Afghan’s clothing choices suggest about their position in the culture?
Women’s clothing emphasizes a wife look because they save their beauty for their husbands.
Men’s clothing demonstrates a look of royalty because of their exotic turbans and white
qmis
(loose fitting shirt).
Slide4
What does traditional Afghan clothing suggest about cultural values?
The Afghan people like everything to be modest.
The clothing is fitted to religious needs.
Slide5
How do Afghan recreational activities illustrate cultural priorities?
Kite fighting: a game where they try to cut one another kite string with their kite and see whose kite last the longest.
Hound racing
Buzkaski
: a horse mounted player attempts to drag a goat or calf carcass toward a goal.
Slide6
Afghan economy & its current challenges
Extremely poor
90% of the worlds opium supply (drug supply)
One of the least developing countries
