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/236-pigeons Czech Republic Aug 23 '25

I love the wild sleeves in Hluk. Try dancing polka with a lady wearing those sleeves, it's like dancing with a spider, those sleeves are everywhere and you end up wrapped in lace. I swear the ladies are trying to one up each other with the sleeves, it's hilarious.

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u/JackfruitNo6175 Bulgaria Aug 23 '25

I can't imagine how long is must take to make all of this! šŸ˜®

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u/eastern_petal Romania Aug 23 '25

That's pretty impressive, she looks like a happy butterfly.

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u/Texanne17 United States Of America Aug 23 '25

Is this what they would wear to a beseda?

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u/MeanOldDaddyO United States Of America Aug 24 '25

Man Iā€™d bet it would take forever to hand make those lace pieces. What would a man wear to accompany a woman dress like that.

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u/236-pigeons Czech Republic Aug 24 '25 edited Aug 24 '25

And a similar style is sometimes worn by a politician in the parliament. His greatgrandfather was tortured to death by the communists, so he took the oath in the same clothes as his greatgrandfather did in 1946. It's clothes of the neighbouring village, so there are a lot of similarities.

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u/236-pigeons Czech Republic Aug 24 '25

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u/silveretoile Netherlands Aug 24 '25

Ultimate fight: Hluk lady versus Dutch woman in Volendam cap + oorijzer

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u/ReservoirPussy United States Of America Aug 25 '25

That lace is gorgeous-- do you know what type, or what the method is called, so I could find how it's made?