Folk Music, Motives, Clothes and Folk Music, Motives, Clothes and DancesDances

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Hungary has a lot of national Hungary has a lot of national costumes from different parts of costumes from different parts of

the country:the country:

National or czardas costumeNational or czardas costumeFolk costume of KalocsaFolk costume of KalocsaFolk costume of SárközFolk costume of SárközFolk costume of MezőségFolk costume of MezőségFolk costume of Eastern TransylvaniaFolk costume of Eastern TransylvaniaFolk costume of KalotaszegFolk costume of Kalotaszeg

National or czardas costumeNational or czardas costume

This is the first This is the first costume that uses costume that uses the national the national colours: red, white colours: red, white and green. Women and green. Women wear a red vest, wear a red vest, boots, a crest, a boots, a crest, a white skirt and a white skirt and a green apron. Men green apron. Men use a brown vest, a use a brown vest, a white shirt, black white shirt, black trousers and boots.trousers and boots.

Folk costume of KalocsaFolk costume of Kalocsa

Young girls pin up Young girls pin up their hair and put their hair and put rose or pale blue rose or pale blue ribbon on it. ribbon on it. Women’s hair is Women’s hair is decorated with decorated with embroidered caps. embroidered caps. We wear a silver We wear a silver collar of pearls.collar of pearls.

We wear five skirts We wear five skirts altogether. The first altogether. The first one is a white mini one is a white mini skirt. The second skirt. The second one is a not one is a not starched, white starched, white skirt. It is followed skirt. It is followed by two starched by two starched white skirts. The last white skirts. The last one is flowered. We one is flowered. We also wear an also wear an embroidered apron, embroidered apron, a waist and a a waist and a waistcoat. We dance waistcoat. We dance in special slippers.in special slippers.

Boys wear a hat, a Boys wear a hat, a white shirt with white shirt with some typical folk some typical folk flower motifs, a flower motifs, a black vest, black black vest, black trousers and black trousers and black boots.boots.

Folk costume of MezőségFolk costume of MezőségWomen wear long red or black Women wear long red or black

cotton skirts with small cotton skirts with small flowers. flowers. This costume is This costume is very simple. Women wore very simple. Women wore waist-deep, red or black, waist-deep, red or black, puckered muslin skirt with puckered muslin skirt with red folwers and red or red folwers and red or black boots. Girls and black boots. Girls and women wore 2-3-4 women wore 2-3-4 underskirts and a black underskirts and a black head scarf with red flowers. head scarf with red flowers. Girls let down their hair Girls let down their hair and decorated it with and decorated it with ribbon, women wore their ribbon, women wore their in buns. Men wore blue in buns. Men wore blue waiscoat with yellow brass waiscoat with yellow brass stud, a white shirt, white or stud, a white shirt, white or grey home-made stockings. grey home-made stockings. They used black boots. They used black boots.

Folk costume of SárközFolk costume of Sárköz

This is the most This is the most decorated costume decorated costume of all. The woman’s of all. The woman’s costume is the costume is the richest in mateiral richest in mateiral and form. Women and form. Women wear white wear white blouses. The vests blouses. The vests and skirts are very and skirts are very different.different.

Folk costume of Eastern Folk costume of Eastern Transylvania Transylvania

This costume is This costume is lighter than the lighter than the others. Women others. Women wear a red vest, a wear a red vest, a black skirt with black skirt with green and red green and red flowers and a flowers and a colourful colourful headscarf.headscarf.

Folk costume of KalotaszegFolk costume of Kalotaszeg

This is the fanciest This is the fanciest folk costume. Girls folk costume. Girls wear a white, bead wear a white, bead drip. This wear is drip. This wear is varied very much. varied very much. They use bare They use bare skirts.skirts.

Folk Dances of KalocsaFolk Dances of Kalocsa

Kalocsa has got 3 main kinds of folk Kalocsa has got 3 main kinds of folk dances.dances.

Czardas: this is the easiest dance. The Czardas: this is the easiest dance. The music to it is not too fast.music to it is not too fast.

Fresh czardas: this is different from Fresh czardas: this is different from the simple czardas. It is a fast dance.the simple czardas. It is a fast dance.

‘’‘’Ciframars’’: this is the typical dance Ciframars’’: this is the typical dance in this region. It is really fast and in this region. It is really fast and fresh.fresh.

CzardasCzardas

Fresh czardasFresh czardas

‘’‘’Ciframarsh’’Ciframarsh’’

These are the Hungarian folk These are the Hungarian folk costumes. I hope you have costumes. I hope you have

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