(Chasha'av) - Poncho (Ruana)

A colourful traditional garment for women's in Abyaneh (Viuna)

The yellow red garment with squares pattern is called in Abyaneh "Chasha'av". It is a genuin women's traditional clothing style. Used as a winter garment to counteract the raw outdoor cold in autumn and winter. Image source: KohanDiyar (viuna)

The traditional Pacho clothing "Chasha'av" colorful traditional garment that is placed on the coffin, is recently used as a farewell symbol for the deceased while the dead body is being carried to the burial place in a funeral ceremony. (Slightly unusual, as Chasha'av is not part of the traditional ceremony, normally the coffin is covered with fine hand-woven Persian carpets. Image source: @kohanviuna Aug.2022