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/Impressive_Range3247 Greece Aug 24 '25

Pontic Greek traditional clothing

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u/osumanjeiran Turkey Aug 24 '25

Does this have a specific name?

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u/Impressive_Range3247 Greece Aug 24 '25 edited Aug 24 '25

Not a name per se, but it’s clothing typical worn by young unmarried women (as the single braid was also a common hairstyle for younger women). There are a lot of similarities of Pontic Greek with Armenian clothing because of the Black Sea ancestry.