Sariki
The traditional male headgear of the Cretans is called sariki ( Greek σαρίκι , from Turkish sarık ' turban ' ) or mandili ( Greek μαντίλι 'cloth' , 'scarf') .
The sariki is a scarf-like, mostly crocheted black triangular scarf with fringes that is wrapped around the head several times. The fringes are designed like small tassels and hang over the forehead. Tradition has it that they symbolize tears and, like the black color, show pain and mourning for the victims of Ottoman rule, especially remembering the rebels who perished in the Arkadi monastery in 1866 .
In the period between the two world wars, the sariki replaced the fesaki, a red fez with a black tassel, which should not be confused with the conical Turkish fez , as the predominant headgear of male Cretans. Today the sariki is still worn in remote mountain villages or on special occasions, for example by dancers and as part of the Cretan costume, which also includes the typical harem pants ( vraka ), leather boots ( stivania ) and a waist sash.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannis Tsouchlarakis: To Sariki. Retrieved December 5, 2011 (Greek).
- ↑ Ioannis Tsouchlarakis: Kritikes Foresies (Greek costumes). Retrieved December 5, 2011 (Greek).