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Polish
Customs and Traditions
Polish
Folk Costumes (Kostiumy
Folklorystyczne) ...
The
traditional costumes
usually people are
wearing on festive
occasions.
Polish folk costumes
has been widely
recognized as an
important part of the
heritage of
traditional peasant
culture.
Poland
remains one of the few
European countries in
which with the onset
of the 21st century
one can still
encounter some
"living"
manifestations of folk
culture. The
traditional costumes
usually people are
wearing on festive
occasion.
Below are samples of
only few folk costumes
from Poland:
<<
Traditional
folk clothing of the Highlanders from Babia
Gora region.
Traditional
folk clothing of the Opoczyn region.
>>
<< Traditional
folk clothing of the Piotrkow region.
Traditional
clothing from the
Crakow (Krakow) region
Below
pictures show man
is wearing: waist-coat
and "krakuska"
the particular sort of
a four cornered cap,
and women is wearing:
bodice and white
blouse.
A
peacock feather in the
cap is an inseparable part of full Krakow
dress. Looks beautiful
on the cap.
Polish
Folk Costumes shown on
different old
postcards:
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Crakow (Krakow)
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Cieszyn
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Highlands
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Lowicz
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Lublin
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Kurpie
Region
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Vicinity of
Poznan
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Vicinity of
Pultusk
Polish
Folk Costumes
- Rzeszow
Region
Many traditions are
regional.
Due
to the rich variety of
many regional
traditions in Poland,
some published
information might be
little different.
Note:
Published information and images are for information only and are from the books: Poland's Living Folk Culture, Polskie Stroje Ludowe w Polsce and Stroj Ludowy w Polsce and old different postcards.
Samples are from collection of old
Polish Postcards and
books printed in
Poland.
