Golvani Day · Ruz-e Golvani

Culture of origin: Lur · Cultural

Holiday sources: Lur

The golvani, also called golbandi, is a square headscarf, usually of silk and printed with traditional patterns, that Lur women wind about their heads in their own way; its name is said to come from gol-badan, a light silk from India. A smaller kind is worn by younger women as a headscarf and is sold as a keepsake of Lorestan. Reza Saki first proposed a day for it, and on 26 Ordibehesht teachers, academics, journalists, students and cultural activists among the Lur women of Khorramabad wear it at a celebration of Lur dress. In 1393 the head of Lorestan's cultural-heritage office announced that the day would be registered nationally. At the 1394 celebration some women did not keep strict hijab, and the Friday prayer leader of Pol-e Dokhtar demanded that the officials who organised it be removed.