One of my favourite things about all the different cultures and traditions of the many different countries of the world (next to the food, of course) are the traditional outfits and festive occasions to wear them. In addition to a Dirndl, which is the germanic traditional costume worn in Austria as well as some parts of Germany (especially Bavaria), I was fortunate enough to be able to wear a Chinese dress, Sari (India), Kira (Bhutan) and a Baju Kurung (worn in Brunai and Malaysia) thanks to my wonderful friends. I would absolutely love to wear a Kimono one day too, hopefully the day will come when I finally get to stay in a Ryokan (Traditional Japanese Inn). ^_^ In Bhutan, the Kira (for women) and Gho (for men), which is really a large piece of cloth wrapped around you in a specific way (plus a jacket for women and colour coded sash for men), is actively worn on a daily basis during office hours and must be worn in all official buildings (ie when renewing your license). Driglam Namzha is the name of the official behaviour and dress code in Bhutan, to be worn while in public during daylight hours. The people of Bhutan love their traditional clothing and I was surprised to find children playing basketball in their Ghos rather than PE strip, as we would find in many other countries. The teacher told me that the Gho is very comfortable and that in fact the children prefer to wear them and refuse to get changed which is why they do not use a typical gym strip.

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