Dress the Part
It's a common misconception that because Denmark doesn't have an official national costume, Denmark doesn't have festive folk-dresses at all. Nothing could be further from the truth. Different areas have wildly different clothes though, so in one area men wore huge baggy pants, in another women wore men's top-hats, in another people wore masks that covered their whole face when outside, and the list goes on.
One of the reasons why Denmark doesn't have one official national dress is because the Faroe Islands and Greenland were part of Denmark for so long, and having one standard dress would be like erasing theirs.
Sister Denmark Faroe Islands Sister Faroe Islands Sweden Greenland Denmark Sister Norway Sister Sweden Norway
30th March 2016
8 years ago #9469205
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Here's one of the Finnish national dresses (we have many local too!) http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/puvut/munsala_np.htm (think this is the most used when people talk about Finnish national dress)
Where I'm from we have these for men: http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/puvut/etelapohjanmaa_mp.htm
(yep, the knife belongs with the outfit)
Where I'm from we have these for men: http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/puvut/etelapohjanmaa_mp.htm
(yep, the knife belongs with the outfit)
7 years ago #9674621
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The only time Sister Sweden is in an unrecealing outfit. This time must be recorded.
8 years ago #9470724
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Norway` s budnad isn't just one national dress. Its supposed to show where you are from, which village, town or city. They are so different. Its your pride.
I have the trønder budnad btw :3
I have the trønder budnad btw :3
8 years ago #9511874
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Happy national costumes day! Tomorrow is the official day for airing (show up in) your national costume in Finland:
[ http://www.kalevalaistennaistenliitto.fi/kulttuuritoiminta/ajankohtaiset-tapahtumat/tapahtumat/kansallispukujen-tuuletuspaiva-5.8..html ]. I just got my very own national costume of the home area, and I'm so happy to wear it first time in public <3
Btw, it's the same way here in Finland than in Denmark. I think we don't have one official national costume for Finland. Instead every province and even single small towns has their own national costumes. Costumes of towns are often modified from the province costume/province costume is a mix of costumes of the area; sometimes national costume of the area is a reconstruction of old costume (for example Perniö costume is reconstructed from 12th century dress). To someone interested in, there's Finnish national costumes according to districts: [ http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/index.htm ]. It's pretty interesting; when you get into event where people wear national costumes, you might know where a person comes from just by looking at their dress!
[ http://www.kalevalaistennaistenliitto.fi/kulttuuritoiminta/ajankohtaiset-tapahtumat/tapahtumat/kansallispukujen-tuuletuspaiva-5.8..html ]. I just got my very own national costume of the home area, and I'm so happy to wear it first time in public <3
Btw, it's the same way here in Finland than in Denmark. I think we don't have one official national costume for Finland. Instead every province and even single small towns has their own national costumes. Costumes of towns are often modified from the province costume/province costume is a mix of costumes of the area; sometimes national costume of the area is a reconstruction of old costume (for example Perniö costume is reconstructed from 12th century dress). To someone interested in, there's Finnish national costumes according to districts: [ http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/index.htm ]. It's pretty interesting; when you get into event where people wear national costumes, you might know where a person comes from just by looking at their dress!
5 years ago #9804954
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We are very good at dressing, excuse you. Look at that fabulous dress! Best one if you ask me.
6 years ago #9718292
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OMG I'M SO HAPPY! Sister Sweden looks like a Swede! Finally! This is how I like her more, of course. SatW can design her however they want, but this is the best so far! This is how I Think she chould look like.
8 years ago #9471131
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In Wales the women have the traditional red shawl, tall laced black hat, black and white apron, white shirt and long red skirt. The men have a rugby top.
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I'm amazed by how much culture you have for so few people. Greenland and Faroe Islands barely have more population than a couple of housing estates we have here, never mind a single district in our city.