четвъртък, 5 ноември 2009 г.

Bulgarian national costumes



Along with language and folk song traditions, the national costumes are a specific cultural characteristic of the Bulgarian people. In the different areas, the costumes are different.
From the Renaissance until XX century people were wearing traditional costumes. The casual clothes were simpler than the formal clothes. Men’s clothes were usually brown with white shirt. In some regions they were wearing special hat. Women were wearing low-cut sleeveless dress and special belt. Rich girls were wearing beautiful ornaments – earrings, necklaces and belts.
Formal clothes were worn only on holydays, weddings and christenings. All costumes were hand-made. They were made of wool and hemp. Painting the clothes was difficult, because it was made with natural paints, so only formal costumes were colorful. All costumes have got different embroideries and decorations.