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Since 1934, September 14 is the national holiday known as the Día Nacional del Charro (National Day of the Charro) and is celebrated throughout Mexico to recognize the importance of horsemen and women to the culture of the country. [26] Festivities include parades and shows of horsemanship, with riders in the iconic traditional costume. [27]
The traje de flamenca ("flamenco outfit") or traje de gitana [1] ("Gitana outfit") is the dress traditionally worn by women at Ferias (festivals) in Andalusia, Spain. There are two forms: one worn by dancers and the other worn as a day dress. The day dress is body-hugging to mid-thigh, and then continues in multiple layers of ruffles to the ankle.
Based in San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, [3] the Museum of Regional Costumes is a unique museum displaying traditional costumes, textiles, instruments, tools, masks, religious and celebratory objects from various indigenous Chiapan peoples. [4] Over 1,000 pieces have been collected over 45 years by Don Sergio Castro3.
Most of the pre-Hispanic clothing that survives is for women. [1] These include "enredos", or wrap dresses, fajas, or cloth belts, huipils, a type of tunic, quechquemitl, which is a kind of rectangular or square short poncho. The last was originally worn directly on the upper body of a woman but today it is worn over a blouse. [9]
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
The traditional dance represents 12 regions in Mexico, each with its own outfit, song and movements. More than 30 performers of all ages practice year round. With the youngest learning lessons ...
Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept.15-Oct. 15. It honors history and culture while emphasizing the importance of identity and representation.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.