Thursday, February 2, 2012

Kira - Bhutanese female dress

The day we had been waiting for - (not Groundhog Day!) our first day in our kiras. The kira consist of three pieces: the jacket, the shirt, and the skirt. Most of us purchased the half kira which is just a long skirt. As you can see from the pictures, there are many different designs of materials.
As our two weeks come to an end, we have been attending functions with some of the speakers we have heard as well as other dignitaries we have met. Today, we attended both a lunch and a dinner. Tomorrow, we will be doing the last of our shopping and trying to pack up. I am anxious to get to Zhemgang and get settled in before school starts.

3 comments:

  1. Is it the two of you or the three of you that traveled over there from here to teach??

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  2. Beautiful kira! You all look lovely :)

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  3. Thank you! Sarah and I are the BCF teachers, we are on the right. Meena is one of the BCF Cooridinators here in Bhutan. She is also very much in demand as a test moderator.

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