*) 1. a) Aigul is telling her classmates about the ak kalpak (white kalpak). What do you know about the history of this Kyrgyz traditional hat?
Work with a partner and answer the questions below.
tassel
a) What does the form of the kalpak mean?
b) What detail of the kalpak is the symbol of life?
c) What does the tassel on the kalpak mean?
d) Why do Kyrgyz people decorate the kalpak
with patterns?
e) Is the colour of the brim important? Why?
f) What can't you do with the kalpak?
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