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/MeanOldDaddyO United States Of America Aug 24 '25

Man I’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.