"Kimono"

Hi,everyone,

This posting is about the word "Kimono" from the strory "A Family Supper" . First, I thought of doing "Fugu" but I think it is done already by many.

The word "Kimono" is a familiar word for me since women in my country wear traditional dresses made of the same material as Kimono. But, I did not know the real defination of Kimono before though I knew it is a Japanese word. In Japanese, Kimono basically means clothing but is often refered to as Japanese traditional dress which is mostly worn in cultural festivals or ceremonies. Below is the reference. Hope you enjoied reading my blog.

>"Kimono (着物, Kimono? literally "something worn", i.e., "clothes") are the traditional garments of Japan. Originally kimono was used for all types of clothing, but it came to refer specifically to the full-length garment that is still worn by women, men, and children. Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and full-length sleeves. The sleeves are commonly very wide at the wrist, perhaps a half meter. Traditionally, on special occasions unmarried women wear kimono with extremely long sleeves that extend almost to the floor. The robe is wrapped around the body, always with the left side over the right, and secured by a wide belt tied in the back, called an obi. Kimono are generally worn with traditional footwear (especially geta, thonged wood-platform footwear; and zori, a type of thong-like footwear) and split-toe socks called tabi. Beneath the outer kimono, another shorter kimono is worn as underwear, called a nagajuban."

>"There are styles of kimono for various occasions, ranging from extremely formal to very casual. The level of formality of women's kimono is determined mostly by the pattern and fabric, and also the color. Young women's kimono have longer sleeves and tend to be more elaborate than similarly formal older women's kimono. Men's kimono are usually one basic shape and are mainxly worn in subdued colors. Formality is also determined by the type and color of accessories, the fabric, and the number or absence of kamon (family crests). Silk is the most desirable, and most formal, fabric. Cotton is more casual. These days there are polyester kimonbo as well; they are generally more casual."

source-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono