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Hello,everyone,
This is one of the class assignments. When I read the story "My Mother's Memoirs, My Father's Lie, and Other True Stories" by Russell Banks, I did not find anything interesting. But, I found the word 'pajamas' in it and wanted to post about it.Though almost everyone in US and Europe wears pajamas, not every country has the tradition of wearing pajamas. For example, we dont wear pajamas in my country.When I tried to learn more about it, I was a little surprised to know that pajamas started from Asia, most likely from China, India and other Muslim countries.
Since the British and other Western countries had colonial presence in Asia, it is no wonder the design spread.
Below is the refrence
Below is the refrenceHistory
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The original pajamas — loose, lightweight drawstring trousers tied around the waist and worn in South and West Asia.[1]
A loose, two-piece garment derived from the preceding garment, worn as (especially men's and boys') sleepwear, in Britain, the United States, and other countries. Pyjamas in this sense consist of a jacket and trouser combination, made of a lightweight non-stretch material, similar to materials used in bed sheets, with the jacket closing down the front with buttons. These first appeared in Britain as a result of British colonial presence in South Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries, and by the early 20th century had replaced nightshirts as the dominant style of sleepwear for men and boys there. (In South Asia these are known as night suits.) "
The original pajamas — loose, lightweight drawstring trousers tied around the waist and worn in South and West Asia.[1]
A loose, two-piece garment derived from the preceding garment, worn as (especially men's and boys') sleepwear, in Britain, the United States, and other countries. Pyjamas in this sense consist of a jacket and trouser combination, made of a lightweight non-stretch material, similar to materials used in bed sheets, with the jacket closing down the front with buttons. These first appeared in Britain as a result of British colonial presence in South Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries, and by the early 20th century had replaced nightshirts as the dominant style of sleepwear for men and boys there. (In South Asia these are known as night suits.) "
"Such a garment is used by various persons in India e.g. by women of various classes, by Sikh men, and most by Mahommedans of both sexes. It was adopted from the Mahommedans by Europeans as an article of dishabille and of night attire ... It is probable that we English took the habit like a good many others from the Portuguese. Thus Pyarard (c. 1610) says, in speaking of Goa Hospital: "Ils ont force calsons sans quoy ne couchent iamais les Portugais des Indes" ... The word in now used in London shops. A friend furnishes the following reminiscence: "The late Mr. B—, tailor in Jermyn Street, some 40 years ago, in reply to a question why pyjammas had feet sewn on to them (as was sometimes the case with those furnished by London outfitters) answered: 'I believe, Sir, it is because of the White Ants."[4] "
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