- Ritual
- Dastār / paṭkay / pagray / longai
- Region and community
- アフガニスタン南部・東部／Pashtun男子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Religious initiation
- Legal age of majority
- Afghanistan18 solar-calendar years under Civil Code Article 39, subject to capacity requirementsAfghanistan · Solar · The extent to which this provision has applied since the 2021 change in government is unclear. · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
In some Pashtun communities, the first formal wrapping of a turban by relatives or elders marks a boy’s entry into manhood. Names and ages vary by region, and the rite must be distinguished from wearing a turban as everyday dress, school uniform, or a religious or political symbol.
In a 2022 field report, villagers described the first turban as a threshold between boyhood and manhood.
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