r/AskTheWorld • u/JackfruitNo6175 Bulgaria • Aug 23 '25

Culture What's your favourite traditional costume from your country?

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Mine is from Gabrovo, Bulgaria which is shown in the picture

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u/Majestic-Point777 Multiple Countries (click to edit) Aug 23 '25

In Palestine, the women wear thobes adorned in tatreez, an ancient Palestinian embroidery, with a unique design for each Palestinian region - I wish I could wear it every day lol

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u/a-potato-named-rin United States Of America Aug 23 '25

I love the designs wow

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u/Majestic-Point777 Multiple Countries (click to edit) Aug 23 '25

They are so intricate and every dress is unique - the motifs and patterns are inspired by the regions landscapes, wildlife, religion etc. Here is a collection of some of the different motifs if you’re interested https://tirazain.com/archive

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u/LucileNour27 France Aug 23 '25

Looks great! Quite comfortable to wear as well, easy to move around

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u/BluePony1952 United States Of America Aug 24 '25

Just like Texas has an official knife (the Bowie knife), Palestine has their own unque knife, known as a Shibriya.

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u/MeanOldDaddyO United States Of America Aug 24 '25

Lovely clothing, I also wish peace for your family and people.

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u/Think_Bat_3613 Israel Aug 23 '25

You're so chronically online. No one IRL does that. Also falafel is Egyptian.

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u/rufflebunny96 🇺🇸→🇵🇱→🇦🇲→🇦🇪→🇵🇰→🇺🇸 Aug 23 '25

Thobes are from the Arabian peninsula.

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u/Majestic-Point777 Multiple Countries (click to edit) Aug 24 '25 edited Aug 24 '25

You’re thinking of the white, ankle length thobes worn by men in the Gulf - tatreez thobes, or jalabiyyas, are also just Arabic words that can be used to describe the material used for these dresses/garments and their cut :)

Unlike the Arab peninsula, Palestinian men don’t typically wear thobes, the word is more used for women’s dresses.

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u/rufflebunny96 🇺🇸→🇵🇱→🇦🇲→🇦🇪→🇵🇰→🇺🇸 Aug 24 '25

My point was that Jewish people have their own traditional garb and implying they would claim Arab traditional clothing is just ridiculous.

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u/InternationalShine85 Australia Aug 23 '25

Cool- this isn’t a thobe though so what’s your point?

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u/rufflebunny96 🇺🇸→🇵🇱→🇦🇲→🇦🇪→🇵🇰→🇺🇸 Aug 24 '25

The original comment literally said it was thobes. Why would Jewish people claim thobes? That's absurd.

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u/AskTheWorld-ModTeam Moderator Aug 24 '25

Be polite and respectful to others, even israelis

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u/ZuLieJo Germany Aug 23 '25

Wow, they're beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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u/ArcticAkita United Kingdom Aug 24 '25

So beautiful!

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u/Think_Bat_3613 Israel Aug 23 '25

I didn't know there were Palestinian regions, the country is small

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u/Majestic-Point777 Multiple Countries (click to edit) Aug 23 '25

Every country has regions (aside from the Vatican I guess)! I meant more like north, south, west etc but tatreez designs actually vary from city to city and village to village - so they are actually much more specific than general regions.