[1][2] The name Layli is originated from the Middle East folklore and love story; Layla and Majnun.

Children can make the doll dance by pulling a string that is tied to their hands.

Dolls, puppets and masks allow ordinary people to state what is impossible in the real situation;[4] for example in the Qajar era in Iran, people criticised the politics and social conditions of Ahmad-Shah's reign via puppetry without any fear of punishment.

[5] Leyli also represents and maintains a cultural tradition, which is gradually vanishing in urban life.

Indeed, as they moved from villages to the cities to enhance their living standards, women gradually began to wear the chador and manto (Iranian public overalls) as general outer garments, with a limited range of colours.