Samdrup Jongkhar - Trashigang
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16 Oktober 2017 | Bhutan, Trashigang
1)The gho is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. Introduced in the 17th century by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, to give the Ngalop people a more distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera. On festive occasions, it is worn with a kabney. (scarf). The government of Bhutan requires all men to wear the gho if they work in a government office or school. Men are also required to wear the ghoon formal occasions. In its modern form, the law dates from 1989, but the driglam namzha dress code is much older.
2) The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric. It is wrapped and folded around the body and is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches, and bound at the waist with a long belt. The kira is usually worn with a wonju (long-sleeved blouse) inside and a short jacket or toego outside. A rachu is worn over the traditional dress kira.
3) Trashigang, is a town in eastern Bhutan and the district capital of the Trashigang Dzongkhag (district). The town lies to the east side of the valley above the Drangme Chhu river just south of where it is joined by the Gamri River. Trashigang is the eastern terminus of the Lateral Road, Bhutan's main highway leading to Phuntsholing in the southwest. The population of Trashigang was estimated to about 3000 in according to the 2005 census. Trashigang is the largest district in Bhutan.It has three sub-districts and fifteen gewogs. Sherubtse College was the first accredited college in Bhutan, founded in 1966 by a group of Jesuits under the leadership of William Mackey. As of 2003 it became part of the newly created Royal University of Bhutan system that comprises all public post-secondary schools in Bhutan. Trashigang is served by Yonphula Airport. Rangjung, Kanglung and Wamrong are some of the major towns under Trashigang district.
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