Festive costume from Thasos island, Macedonia, Greece, c.1900.
Source: www.texmedindigitalibrary.eu
Zvončari ("bellmen") is the characteristic folk custom maintained in the region around Rijeka, Croatia. It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
The custom dates to Slavic pagan antiquity and remains typical for this region. The primary task of Zvončari is to scare away evil spirits of winter and to stir up new spring-time cycle. During the Rijeka Carnival, Zvončari march from village to village throughout the region, following the same centuries-old route, making an extraordinary amount of noise, fueled in part by the wine provided by the locals en route.
The standard Zvončar costume includes white trousers, striped shirt, and a sheepskin throw. In their hands they hold a "balta" or "bačuka" - a stylized mace, and around the waist one or more big brass bells. The costume varies from village to village; for example, Zvončari of Halubje and Grobnik [hr] (Dondolaši) wear special stylized masks representing fantastic animal heads, while Zvončari of Žejane and Brgud [hr] wear "flower hats". Local legend claims that it was the Zvončari that scared away invading Tatars or Turks during the Ottoman conquest, with shepherds doning masks on their heads, along with belted-on bells, produced a deafening noise that scared the enemy away. From that time on, a mace became part of the standard equipment of Zvončari.
The Zvončari participate regularly in the international Rijeka Carnival.
Image 2: “Dondolaši“ by Ivan Kosic
Image 6: @ladymavet writes, “the last pic is from Mohács, where Busójárás is held, that is related to the bulgarian “ kukeri “, basically the same with some differences - most slavic countries has their own version.”
• Bride’s costume from Galičnik.
Date: early 1900’s
Place of origin: Galičnik, Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic)
Traditional costume of Corfu (Greece)
2. Jacket, 1880-1980, influenced by Ottoman fashions
Traditional costumes that are exhibits of the National Historical Museum of Greece photographed by Vangelis Kyris.
The project is a collaboration of the National Historical Museum of Greece with photographer Vangelis Kyris and Bulgarian embroidery artist Anatoli Georgiev.
Sources: lifo.gr beautemagazine.gr
Alexandria, also known as Ghidás, Imathia, Greece. The region was formally known as Roumlouki (land of the Greeks). The bridal costume with its characteristic headdress
Greece & Cyprus (circa 1920-1940) by Maynard Owen Williams
Macedonian traditional wedding dresses
Sent by @filinaz
Kosovo Albanian traditional costume
The Karachays (Karachay-Balkar: Къарачайлыла, таулула Qaraçaylıla, tawlula) are a Turkic people of the North Caucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay–Cherkess Republic.
1. Dance emsemble Elbrus, Karachay 2. Karachay patriarchs, 19th century 3. Karachay national dance 6. Karachay style from 1900
Traditional Georgian fashions
Sardinian fashions
1-2. Dorgali 3. Sassari 4. Oliena 5. Quartucciu 6. Sagra del Redentore 7. by Cristiano Cani
Adyghe (Circassian) fashions
1. Bridal headgear, late 19th-century style 2. Bride and groom 3. Bride, early 20th-century style 4. Bride 5. Dance costumes 9. Style ca. 1900
