Chèche
The chèche is a kind of Turban from approximately 4 to 8 meters length, carried in particular by the Touareg S, which is rolled up on the head to protect from the sun, the wind, the rain, sand, of the cold, etc Its name comes, as for the Chéchia, of the town of Chach in Sogdiane, current the Tachkent, capital of the Ouzbékistan.
Traditionally, the man, at the Tuaregs, never leaves his turban. He can be various colors, such as red, yellow, green, but two colors have a special significance. The white is carried to show a sign of respect, one day particular. The indigo chèche is made starting from flax, often with a complex Tissage. It is carried the feastdays (and the days of cold because it is hotter than the chèche in Coton). Its dyeing often containing Indigo tends to fade on the skin, giving to the Targui the nickname of blue man. In language Tamasheq, according to the tribes, it takes also sometimes the name of taguelmoust or litham .
It was also adopted by certain units of the French Army in station with the the Sahara or in other arid zones, in particular the Tirailleur S and the legionaries, and was spread today in the majority of the units operating in zone with high temperature.
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