Labbadeh
The Labbade (Template:Lang-ar, meaning "beaten" referring to the felting process in which it is made), also spelled as Labbadeh, Lebbadeh or Lubbaddah is a traditional Lebanese headdress worn by men.
It is made from animal wool and is usually combined with a black scarf during work and with a white silk scarf for celebratory, leisure and formal events. It is sometimes also given an agal at the top for stability.
The origin of the labbade goes back to ancient times where it was first worn by the Phoenicians who added onto the garment with jewels and their famed purple dye.[1][2]
The fashion persisted into medieval times among the Maronites of Northern Mount Lebanon, where it was especially useful for its natural water-resistance against rain and providing warmth during the cold winters of the mountain, and survived into the modern era still being used by some villagers as well as becoming a national icon of Lebanon as a part of the traditional folk costume of the country.
Gallery
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Uncommon example of a woman wearing a labadee -
Brazilian football star Pelé wearing a labbade during a visit to Lebanon
See also
- Tantour, traditional Lebanese woman's headdress
- Baalbeck International Festival
- Qeleshe, similar headdress of Albanian origin
- Pileus
References
- ^ "Origin of Levantine Costumes". Almashriq. Hiof. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24.
Small Phoenician statues dug up in Lebanon show this same style of conical cap, while bas reliefs from the Aleppo citadel also depict men wearing a cap of the same proportions as the labbade worn today.
- ^ Karam, Karen (15 August 2016). "The Traditional Dress". 365daysoflebanon.com.
External links
"تعرفوا الى ابن حراجل يوسف عقيقي صانع اللبادة رمز الرجولة!". youtube.com. Future TV. 20 Feb 2016.
"يوم جديد: نوستالجيا .. اللبادة اللبنانية". youtube.com. Alghad TV. 2 April 2016.
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