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Hutsul costume of Rakhiw region, Transcarpathia, Ukraine
Hello all, I have written about this costume piecemeal several times, and I decided that I would pull the information together into one place, especially as I have recently received a new book with...
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Costume of the Khevsur, Georgia
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about the folk costume and embroidery of a relatively unknown ethnic group, that of the Khevsur of the nation of Sakartvelo,საქართველო, which in English is usually...
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Overview of Albanian Costumes part 1: Arbëreshë or Italo-Albanians
Hello all, Today I would like to start a series covering Albanian Folk Costume. For a relatively small nationality, the Albanians have a remarkable number of Folk Costumes. For this reason, this series...
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria' part 1, Bregenzerwald
Hello all, Today I will talk about Vorarlberg, the westernmost province of Austria. Although this is the smallest of the Austrian provinces, excepting the city of Vienna, it has an amazing variety of...
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, part 2, Kleinwalsertal and Grosses Walser Tal
Hello all, Today I will talk about the Walser people who inhabit Vorarlberg, and their trachten.The Walser are a people who originated in the Swiss Canton of Valais/Wallis. They have spread into many...
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, part 3 Montafon
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on the Costumes of Vorarlberg with the tracht of Montafon. Montafon is located in the southwestern corner of Vorarlberg, bordering Tirol and Graubunden....
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, part 4. Minor Valleys
Hello all, Today I will continue my overview of the Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, by taking a look at the minor valleys in the east of the province. None of these have ancient preserved trachten,...
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, part 5, Walgau
Hello all, Today I will continue my overview of the costumes of Vorarlberg by looking at the trachten of Walgau. Walgau is a major side valley of southern Vorarlberg, off the Rheintal, and lower than...
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Costumes of Vorarlberg, Austria, part 6. Leiblachtal, Rheintal and...
Hello all, Today I will conclude my overview of the trachten of Vorarlberg by talking about the western lowlands along the Rhine and the Bodensee. These trachten vary not only by location, but also...
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Costumes of Zealand, the Netherlands part 2. Cadzand, Western Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
Hello all, Today I continue with my interrupted overview of the Folk Costumes of the Netherlands. Folk costumes are here called either Klederdracht or Streekdracht. I do not know if there is a...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Võrumaa, Estonia
Hello all, today I would like to take another look at Estonia.The Estonians are a Uralic people, and are related to the Finns, Karelians, Veps, Votes and Livonians rather than to their Baltic...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of West Mulgimaa, Estonia
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my survey of the Folk Costumes and Embroidery of the South Estonian ethnicity by looking at Mulgimaa. The Mulgi region traditionally consists of the five...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of East Mulgimaa, Estonia.
Hello all, Today I will continue my coverage of the traditional attire of Mulgimaa by covering the eastern parishes of Paistu, Tarvastu and Helme. I covered some basic information about the Mulgi in...
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Costume and Embroidery of the Bamber, Poznan', Wielkopolska, Poland
Hello all, Today I would like to examine another Town Costume from Poland, that of the city of Poznan' and surrounding area, called the Bamberk Costume. In the years following The Great Northern War...
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Folk Costume of Garitsa, North Epirus
Hello all, Today I will start a series on the Folk Costumes of 'North Epirus'. This is the region in South Albania which is inhabited by a Greek ethnic minority. The term 'North Epirus' is not used by...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Dropoli, North Epirus
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my coverage of the Folk Costumes of North Epirus by talking about the region of Dropoli, Δρόπολη, Dropull. This region is located in the far south of Albania,...
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Folk Costume of Pogoni, Epirus, Greece and Albania
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Epirus costumes by talking about Pogoni, Πωγώνι, Pogon in Albanian. This region straddles the current border, with the bulk of it lying in Greece....
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Overview of the Folk Costumes of North Epirus, Albania
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on the costumes of North Epirus with an overview of the area. I have written dedicated articles about the costumes of Dropoli / Dropull and Pogoni / Pogon,...
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Costume and Embroidery of Virumaa, Estonia
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my exploration of the costumes of Estonia by talking about Virumaa. This region is found in the northeast of the country. It includes the parishes of...
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Examples of Folk Costume and Embroidery of Virumaa, Estonia, by Parish
Hello all, Today I want to continue my article on Virumaa, by giving examples by parish. Here is Virumaa within Estonia. Virumaa is a cultural region, not an administrative one....
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Pontic Folk Costume of Sanda, Σάντα, region
Hello all, Today I want to talk about a little known folk costume, that of the region of Σάντα, Sanda, in Pontos, in Turkish Şada, in 1959 renamed Dumanlı. From the 17th century until the "Exchange...
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Folk Costume of Zagori, Konitsa, and Zitsa, northern Ioannina Regional Unit,...
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my coverage of the Folk Costumes of Epirus, or Ipiros, Ήπειρος, by talking about the municipalities in the north of Ioanniana: Zagori, Ζαγόρι, Konitsa...
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Costume and Embroidery of Vooremaa, Estonia
Hello all, Today I will return to South Estonia by talking about the region of Vooremaa. This region is not to be confused with Võrumaa or Virumaa, both of which I have already written an article...
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Costume and Embroidery of Pärnumaa, Estonia. Part 1, Women
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Estonia by talking about Pärnumaa. Estonia is divided culturally into 4 macro-regions: Lõuna-Eesti - South Estonia, Põhja-Eesti - North Estonia,...
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Folk Costume and Embroidery of Metsovo, Epirus, Greece
Hello all, Today I will continue my series on Epirus costume by talking about Metsovo, Μέτσοβο; in Vlach, Aminciu. This municipality lies in the Ioannina regional unit, on the eastern edge, and borders...
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