National costumes of Poland
National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions.[1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status.[1]
Poland's inhabitants live in the following historic regions of the country: Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Mazovia, Pomerania, Warmia, Masuria, Podlasie, Kujawy and Silesia.
Lesser Poland / Małopolska
- Kraków region:[2] The woman's costume includes a white blouse, a vest that is embroidered and beaded on front and back, a floral full skirt, an apron, a red coral bead necklace, and lace-up boots. Unmarried women and girls may wear a flower wreath with ribbons while married women wear a white kerchief on their head. The men wear a blue waistcoat with embroidery and tassels, striped trousers, a krakuska cap ornamented with ribbons and peacock feathers and metal rings attached to the belt.
- Lachy Sądeckie live in southern Lesser Poland, especially in Nowy Sącz County and Kotlina Sądecka.
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Western Kraków region -
Eastern Kraków region -
Kraków region -
Lachy Sądeckie men's costume -
Lachy Sądeckie, including married woman's costume -
Lachy Sądeckie, including unmarried woman's costume -
Lesser Poland
Gorals / Górale
Gorals live in southern Poland along the Carpathian Mountains, in Podhale of the Tatra Mountains and parts of the Beskids. Their costumes vary depending on the region.[3]
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Żywiec -
Podhale -
Zakopane (1938) -
Gorals from Cieszyn Silesia -
Tatra Gorals in 1877
Subcarpathian region / Podkarpacie
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Pogórzanie -
Pogórzanie -
Rzeszowiacy -
Pogórzanie -
Sanok (Kamraty) -
Lasowiacy (Mazurians) -
Rymanów (Pogórzanie) -
Liszna (Sanok) -
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Lemkos from Przemyśl
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Lublin region
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Lublin region -
Lublin -
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Biłgoraj
Silesia / Śląsk
- Bytom / Piekary Śląskie in Upper Silesia[7]
- Cieszyn Silesia, see
- Lower Silesia
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Lower Silesia -
Wilamowice, Vilamovians
Pomerania / Pomorze, Kujawy, Warmia
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Kashubia -
Masovia and central Poland
Places in Masovia with distinctive costumes include:
- Łowicz[12][13][14]
- Kurpie of the Green and White Primeval Forests[1][15][16]
- Wilanow
- Opoczno[17]
- Sieradz[18]
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Kurpie -
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Central -
Green Forest Kurpie -
Green Forest Kurpie in 1913
Podlaskie / Podlasie
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Podlasie -
Greater Poland / Wielkopolska
Upper class
The szlachta were Polish nobles and had their own attire which included the kontusz, pas kontuszowy (sash) and a crimson żupan.[20]
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Nobility -
Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków) -
Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków) -
17th century -
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Żywiec -
King Stanisław I in a Cracovian costume
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Polish Folk Costumes". The State Ethnographical Museum in Warsaw). Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "opis stroju krakowskiego" (in Polish). polalech.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Sieczka, Katarzyna. "Podhalański strój ludowy i jego wytwórcy u progu XXI w." (in Polish). z-ne.pl.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "STRÓJ RZESZOWSKI" (in Polish). Folklor Powiatu Debickiego.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "opis stroju lubelskiego" (in Polish). polalech.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Biłgorajski" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "opis stroju bytomskiego" (in Polish). polalech.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ubiór Kaszubski" (in Polish). Kaszuby.vsp.pl.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "opis stroju kujawskiego" (in Polish). polalech.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Pyrzycki" (in Polish). Pyrzyce Municipality. 2012-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Warmiński" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój łowicki" (in Polish). Łowicz municipality.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Męski strój łowicki" (in Polish). Łowicz municipality.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kobiecy strój łowicki" (in Polish). Łowicz municipality.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Kurpiowski Puszczy Zielonej" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Kurpiowski Puszczy Białej" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Opoczyński" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Strój Sieradzki" (in Polish). Polska Tradycja.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Stroje regionalne" (in Polish). Greater Poland region.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "opis stroju szlacheckiego" (in Polish). polalech.
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