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National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. [1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status. [1]
Folk costumes from Podhale region - costumes wear by Highlanders in Polish area of the Tatra Mountains, Podhale region. [1] Unlike other regional groups in Poland, Highlanders from Podhale wear traditional outfit (or its elements) on a daily basis. This type of outfit is widely considered one of the Polish national costumes. [2]
This category describes traditional and historic Polish clothing. Modern Polish clothing should be included in: Category:Polish fashion . See also: Commons:Category:Folk national costumes of Poland
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.
The Kurpie region was part of Poland from the beginning of Polish history in the 10th century. 14th Century - Ordered colonized by Masovian Prince Janusz I; 1563 – the great plague and fire. 1656 – Kurpies unsuccessfully fought the invasion of the Swedish Army. 1673 – the village of Lipniki was founded. Kurpie population reaches 1,000.
The Krakowiak or Cracovienne is a fast, syncopated Polish folk dance in duple time from the region of Kraków and Lesser Poland. [1] The folk outfit worn for the dance has become the national costume of Poland, most notably, the rogatywka peaked hat with peacock feathers. [1]
Podhale. View from Tarasówka, with Tatra Mountains at the horizon line Bird's-eye view of Nowy Targ, the capital of the region Inhabitants of Podhale in regional costume Podhale on the map of the Goral Lands (regions inhabited by Gorals) Podhale (Polish pronunciation: [pɔtˈxalɛ] ⓘ; lit. ' below the mountain pastures '), sometimes referred ...
Cracovians (Polish: Krakowiacy) are an ethnographic subgroup of the Polish nation, who resides in the historic region of Lesser Poland around the city of Kraków. They use their own dialect, which belongs to the Lesser Polish dialect cluster of the Polish language, and are mostly Roman Catholic. Traditional Cracovian folk costumes (stroj ...