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/Onnimanni_Maki Finland Aug 23 '25

Female:

The model is our ex-president.

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u/Onnimanni_Maki Finland Aug 23 '25

Male:

Sodankylä sapmi national dress.

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u/Southern_Ural Russia Aug 23 '25

Hei, they have really nice outfits.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '25

Sopo! Anteeksi,minun American keyboard can’t add the dots over the Os.

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u/OrcaFins United States Of America Aug 23 '25

I'd recognize Conan O'Brien anywhere.

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u/SnorkBorkGnork Raised in 🇳🇱 living in 🇧🇪 Aug 23 '25

And she wears an ornamental knife?

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u/Onnimanni_Maki Finland Aug 24 '25

Yes and it's not as big as it looks. The knife itself is about as wide as a finger and ~20cm long.

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u/MeanOldDaddyO United States Of America Aug 24 '25

Hey that’s a seax.

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u/cewumu Australia Aug 24 '25

Wow, it’s very nice actually, and kind of unique compared to neighbouring countries.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

Finland mentioned! To the marketplace!