Fifty: A Fifty is a small band of cloth worn on the forehead. Once the turban is tied, this piece of cloth becomes visible in the form of a triangle which helps align the turban symmetrically. It also keeps the hair bun tightly in place and protects the turban from the oiled hair. The origin of Fifty traces back to the British rule in India, when the Sikhs in British army were permitted to wear their turbans. They started the trend of wearing a mini turban (2.5 mtr long) below the main turban (5 mtr long) and as the mini turban was 50% of the cloth size of the main turban hence it was named Fifty. In today’s time Sikhs wear a small band of cloth to cover their forehead only, instead of the covering their head with the mini turban.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:25:57 +0000