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Mongolians usually wear national dress called ‘deel’ on days of the Lunar New Year Tsagaan Sar. On the first day of the first month of spring, everybody gets up early morning and wears new Deel. Mongolians believe that wearing new and very clean deel on the New Year will bring luck of being plentiful with clothes and wealthy in that year. So Mongolians prepare their deel for the Tsagaan Sar several months in advance.
On the days of Tsagaan Sar, all people from the youngest to the oldest wear their national dress, and it looks like a fashion festival of deel. The deel is one of the vital and glorious parts to celebrate big national events. Wearing deel together with hats, silk belts, national boots and other accessories makes the person more attractive.
The deel is a cultural and historical relics of Mongolian people, and it is been worn by Mongolians for hundreds of years. The deel is commonly made of silk, crepe, leather and other cotton materials depending on seasons. People in city and settlements tend to wear deel on big celebrations such as Tsagaan Sar, National great festival or weddings, whereas people in countryside, especially herdsmen wear it every day.
The deel’s skirt mostly reaches over knees, and its color has many variations. The belt must suit colors of a deel, and its length ranges about 2.3 meters. Moreover, it is made of crepe or leather decorated with silver accessories. Hats and boots are also chosen for the deel. Mongolians treat respectfully their deel, hats and belts, and put them on special places at home. There are many rules of sewing, presenting, wearing and storing deel.
Modern times the deel has been developing, turning into one of the art kinds. Unique fashions of the Mongolian national dress are being attracted by not only Mongolians, but also foreign designers. They have been studying and reflecting the traditional fashion elements in their works.

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