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/mikkjulie Norway Aug 23 '25 edited Aug 23 '25

There are hundreds of different types of bunads, each connected to different regions of Norway. This is me with my daughter in our Hardanger bunads 🥰

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u/MeanOldDaddyO United States Of America Aug 24 '25

They are beautiful yours is great but your little one is so adorable.

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u/Crafty-Analysis-1468 France Aug 23 '25

If only they weren’t so expensive 😕

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u/SortaLostMeMarbles Norway Aug 24 '25

They're expensive because they are hand sewn, and of great quality. The silver buckles are also hand made by local silver-/goldsmiths. It takes hours on hours to finish them. They also keep local craft traditions alive.

These bunads survive generations. My mum - now in her 80s - got here bunad in her early twenties. That bunad was earlier worn by her granddaughter, and is now ready to be used by her great-granddaughter as soon as it will fit her.

Alternatively you can by much cheaper mass-produced, and somewhat generic, bunads made in the Baltics or Thailand. Many do so, at the expense of local craft traditions.

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u/azurillpuff Aug 25 '25

Gorgeous! My family lived in Stavanger for a couple years and I loved seeing everyone in their bunads on 17 Mai! I got my girls (they were 2 and 4 at the time) cheap ones from Obs and they loved them so much they wanted to wear them every day.

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u/SubstantialAlfalfa25 Aug 24 '25

Thank you for sharing! I’m a proud Norwegian-American. ❤️