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TRADITIE SI
FOLCLOR
- cultura -
The suit of popular dancers is unique for each part of the country.
People have their own way to express their tradition and lifestyle.
TRADITIA NU MOARE
Costume popular e :
Bucovina, Oltenia, Moldova
Suits are different
by colors, texture,
layouts and specially
by the soul of the maker.
You will not find two
identicaly popular suits.
EVER !!! ......
The way a suit is made
shows that people put
soul in
folklore
and tradition - costume.
You can not make a popular suit without soul !
The development of the national costumes reflects the history of the nation, from the first centuries A. D. - the formation of Baltic and Finno-Ugric .tribes - Curonians. Semigallians, Latgallians, Selonians, Livs - developed in the territory of the present-day Latvia, till the 2nd half of the l9th century.
Apart from ethnic features the costume also shows the social and marital status, age and wealth of the individual wearer, the centuries-old traditions, .aesthetic ideals and creative spirit of the people, international cultural links, influence of professional art, urban culture, event fashion.
Regional variations were most pronounced in the proportions of woman's clothes, the cut and the colour-scheme, embroidery technique and composition .adornment of belts, socks and mittens. Headgear, outdoor clothes and footwear were not different.
Headgear was the first item to undergo town influence through purchased material and new fashions.