Can anyone explain to me the costumes? Are they all from Strážnice or from different parts of Moravia? Until now I've mostly only watched performances of the verbuňk dancers(many of those performances from different years) and other dance videos and I think none of the dancers I've seen(could be coincidence) had ever a costum like the males here(except the ones with the green vests and without the aprons, if that's the right word for it, sorry if it's not), why is that? I know for the competition they come from all over CR especially all over Slovácko, but I could not assign them by the region or city they're from and everything I "know" is just observation, I have no source of research regarding things like that sadly.. I think I would recognize the one of the Kyjov and Břeclav area, but that's it :P I don't even know what costume Strážnice itself has for males or if every area has more than one, maybe regarding the opportunity they are worn for? But I would love to know more about all of this :) I find it fascinating how many different costumes Moravia has and so many of them are so beautiful to me! Sorry for all the questions and the long comment, but two questions more: why are so many men here wearing aprons in they costumes? Do they have any meaning or are they just "decoration"? And why do the women here wear those white handkerchiefs? I guess they have a symbolic meaning for something? Love from Germany and sorry again for all those words ;D
Hi. I am a Czech and folklore enthusiast. I'll try to answer your questions the best I can😉 1)The costumes you see here are primarily from Strážnice. 2) Slovácko has the highest density of costume types from all of Czechia. It is a very rural and religious region. People here preserved and developed their traditions the most. The costumes continued to be worn here even past the half of the 20th century and many people still have them. By contrast, most of the industrialized Bohemia stopped wearing folk costumes before the 1850's. Most of the costumes in Central, Northern, and Eastern Bohemia back then were similar due to the cultural proximity of Prague. The Czech nationalists in the second half of the 19th century tried to revive them and were quite successful but it lead to an even greater erasure of regional differences. 3)You are correct that each costume is used for different occasions based on the level of formality. 4)Verbuňk dancers are dressed in costumes from different sub-regions of Slovácko( Kyjov, Uherské Hradiště, Uherský Brod, Horňácko, Strážnice, Hanácké Slovácko, Podluží...)and Brněnsko regions. There are different variants of verbuňk and the contestant's outfit must fit with the specific verbuňk they will perform. 5) The men dancers don't wear aprons while dancing verbuňk mainly because it's impractical 6) The men from Moravia wear aprons traditionally with semi-formal (pretty and embroidered ones) or everyday/working costumes (plain ones). They were originally useful for workers but later became a decoration just like women's aprons. 7) The handkerchief was part of all girls' attire. Every girl used to embroider their own and therefore they were used to show their wifey skills to potential husbands. The symbolic meaning comes from the times when unmarried women weren't allowed to touch the skin of their partners while dancing, it was considered immodest. And the handkerchiefs could be also used to cover prayer books when going to church. 8) Also, I don't know if you know that the Czech word for folk costume is kroj. I will use it more below. If you google [ insert name of village/town/region] kroj, you will get more pictures. 2:09 the first couple wears formal Strážnice kroj. The men from Strážnice wear usually green brocade vests (although less common but still present are light blue, yellow, red, and brown vests). With this costume, a man can wear three types of shirts: embroidered with large sleeves (the most formal), regular white shirt (less formal), and rectangular shirt without buttons( the least formal). Three girls behind the first couple are wearing kroj for a bride. It must be a younger type of kroj because brides from Strážnice used to wear beautiful bonnets embroidered with corals. (lidove-kroje.cz/sites/default/files/novinky-a-aktuality/slavnosti-vina-iv-cast/kroje-svatebni-10-pr.jpg) Girls also wear this costume on pilgrimages. 3:06 The girl holding the sign wears kroj from Horňácko(www.hornackysbor.com/images/kroj1.jpg). It is a sub-region of Slovácko. 3:10 The members of the brass band have kroj Veselí nad Moravou. It's a town that belongs to the Ostrožsko-Veselsko sub-region of Slovácko. It has many similarities to the kroj from Uherský Ostroh but the main difference is that the women have ball-like sleeves and men's kroj has small brocade vest similar to that of Strážnice costumes and they are known to have a wide range of embroidered shirts, which reflect influences from their neighbors. (www.folklorni-akademie.cz/kroj/kroj-z-veseli-nad-moravou) The girls here wear a more simple costume, it is a modern copy of the costume from the end of 19th century, which were more simple. They are often worn by performers because they are not as gigantic and uncomfortable and it is easier to dance in them. Also, the man on the left, whose kroj is very different confused me too. It looks like kroj from Nivnice sub-region of Slovácko, but I have never seen it embellished with bits of red fur before. I had to look it up and it seems like kroj from Boršice u Blatnice (www.folklorni-akademie.cz/kroj/kroj-z-borsic-u-blatnice). Obviously, it's a less formal version. 3:20 The woman in a very different and antique-looking kroj, with a white piece of fabric around her head, is actually wearing a reconstructed version of Strážnice kroj from the early 19th century. Most of the children wear costumes from Strážnice but for example, at around 3:27 you can see a girl in pink( and a bit later another in yellow next to her). This kroj is again from Veselí nad Moravou. At 3:36 there is a small boy in costume from Uherský Ostroh and he holds hands with a girl in Kyjov costume. Another girl in a less formal version of Kyjov costume is at 3:52. 4:34 you can see next to the men from Veselí nad Moravou two women, the one on the left is wearing a semi-formal costume Ostrožsko-Veselsko sub-region and the woman on the right is wearing kroj from Petrov (www.obec-petrov.cz/image.php?nid=10674&oid=2561275&width=900). It is somewhat similar in shape to that of Strážnice, but women's aprons are embroidered with flowers. 4:40 at the side of the road you can see three girls in costumes from the Chodsko region. This small region is actually in Bohemia, it lies on the border with Bavaria. It is the last place in Bohemia where folk costumes survived. They were still worn regularly in the first half of the 20th century. Two of the girls are wearing kanduš (a sleeveless dress), it's the Czech equivalent of dirndl. (mladina.cz/data/kroje/domazlicky-kroj-puvedkovy.jpg) 4:52 starts Moravian Wallachia region, this region is north of Slovácko. The costumes have the character of mountain areas, they are more plain and are made from homemade materials. Typical is blueprint aprons for women. Based on the color of the men's pants I am guessing it is somewhere from southern Wallachia (in northern Wallachia men wore light pants) Some of the men are wearing white linen pants, which were worn for everyday/for work. The large belt is also typically worn by highlanders. (Moravian Wallachia, Lachia, and some sub-regions of Slovácko) 5:28 are not Czech but Slovak costumes from the Podpolanie region (Central Slovakia) This year there weren't as many Czech folklore groups, if you are interested I'll link videos of parades from previous years. Not all the costumes are well made and historical but still there is larger representations of different Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian ethnic region. 2018: ruclips.net/video/KXA68Bvi6go/видео.html 2015: ruclips.net/video/D6WYuCGWY94/видео.html
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Can anyone explain to me the costumes? Are they all from Strážnice or from different parts of Moravia? Until now I've mostly only watched performances of the verbuňk dancers(many of those performances from different years) and other dance videos and I think none of the dancers I've seen(could be coincidence) had ever a costum like the males here(except the ones with the green vests and without the aprons, if that's the right word for it, sorry if it's not), why is that? I know for the competition they come from all over CR especially all over Slovácko, but I could not assign them by the region or city they're from and everything I "know" is just observation, I have no source of research regarding things like that sadly.. I think I would recognize the one of the Kyjov and Břeclav area, but that's it :P I don't even know what costume Strážnice itself has for males or if every area has more than one, maybe regarding the opportunity they are worn for? But I would love to know more about all of this :) I find it fascinating how many different costumes Moravia has and so many of them are so beautiful to me!
Sorry for all the questions and the long comment, but two questions more: why are so many men here wearing aprons in they costumes? Do they have any meaning or are they just "decoration"? And why do the women here wear those white handkerchiefs? I guess they have a symbolic meaning for something?
Love from Germany and sorry again for all those words ;D
Hi. I am a Czech and folklore enthusiast. I'll try to answer your questions the best I can😉
1)The costumes you see here are primarily from Strážnice.
2) Slovácko has the highest density of costume types from all of Czechia. It is a very rural and religious region. People here preserved and developed their traditions the most. The costumes continued to be worn here even past the half of the 20th century and many people still have them. By contrast, most of the industrialized Bohemia stopped wearing folk costumes before the 1850's. Most of the costumes in Central, Northern, and Eastern Bohemia back then were similar due to the cultural proximity of Prague. The Czech nationalists in the second half of the 19th century tried to revive them and were quite successful but it lead to an even greater erasure of regional differences.
3)You are correct that each costume is used for different occasions based on the level of formality.
4)Verbuňk dancers are dressed in costumes from different sub-regions of Slovácko( Kyjov, Uherské Hradiště, Uherský Brod, Horňácko, Strážnice, Hanácké Slovácko, Podluží...)and Brněnsko regions. There are different variants of verbuňk and the contestant's outfit must fit with the specific verbuňk they will perform.
5) The men dancers don't wear aprons while dancing verbuňk mainly because it's impractical
6) The men from Moravia wear aprons traditionally with semi-formal (pretty and embroidered ones) or everyday/working costumes (plain ones). They were originally useful for workers but later became a decoration just like women's aprons.
7) The handkerchief was part of all girls' attire. Every girl used to embroider their own and therefore they were used to show their wifey skills to potential husbands. The symbolic meaning comes from the times when unmarried women weren't allowed to touch the skin of their partners while dancing, it was considered immodest. And the handkerchiefs could be also used to cover prayer books when going to church.
8) Also, I don't know if you know that the Czech word for folk costume is kroj. I will use it more below. If you google [ insert name of village/town/region] kroj, you will get more pictures.
2:09 the first couple wears formal Strážnice kroj. The men from Strážnice wear usually green brocade vests (although less common but still present are light blue, yellow, red, and brown vests). With this costume, a man can wear three types of shirts: embroidered with large sleeves (the most formal), regular white shirt (less formal), and rectangular shirt without buttons( the least formal).
Three girls behind the first couple are wearing kroj for a bride. It must be a younger type of kroj because brides from Strážnice used to wear beautiful bonnets embroidered with corals. (lidove-kroje.cz/sites/default/files/novinky-a-aktuality/slavnosti-vina-iv-cast/kroje-svatebni-10-pr.jpg) Girls also wear this costume on pilgrimages.
3:06 The girl holding the sign wears kroj from Horňácko(www.hornackysbor.com/images/kroj1.jpg). It is a sub-region of Slovácko.
3:10 The members of the brass band have kroj Veselí nad Moravou. It's a town that belongs to the Ostrožsko-Veselsko sub-region of Slovácko. It has many similarities to the kroj from Uherský Ostroh but the main difference is that the women have ball-like sleeves and men's kroj has small brocade vest similar to that of Strážnice costumes and they are known to have a wide range of embroidered shirts, which reflect influences from their neighbors. (www.folklorni-akademie.cz/kroj/kroj-z-veseli-nad-moravou) The girls here wear a more simple costume, it is a modern copy of the costume from the end of 19th century, which were more simple. They are often worn by performers because they are not as gigantic and uncomfortable and it is easier to dance in them.
Also, the man on the left, whose kroj is very different confused me too. It looks like kroj from Nivnice sub-region of Slovácko, but I have never seen it embellished with bits of red fur before. I had to look it up and it seems like kroj from Boršice u Blatnice (www.folklorni-akademie.cz/kroj/kroj-z-borsic-u-blatnice). Obviously, it's a less formal version.
3:20 The woman in a very different and antique-looking kroj, with a white piece of fabric around her head, is actually wearing a reconstructed version of Strážnice kroj from the early 19th century.
Most of the children wear costumes from Strážnice but for example, at around 3:27 you can see a girl in pink( and a bit later another in yellow next to her). This kroj is again from Veselí nad Moravou.
At 3:36 there is a small boy in costume from Uherský Ostroh and he holds hands with a girl in Kyjov costume. Another girl in a less formal version of Kyjov costume is at 3:52.
4:34 you can see next to the men from Veselí nad Moravou two women, the one on the left is wearing a semi-formal costume Ostrožsko-Veselsko sub-region and the woman on the right is wearing kroj from Petrov (www.obec-petrov.cz/image.php?nid=10674&oid=2561275&width=900). It is somewhat similar in shape to that of Strážnice, but women's aprons are embroidered with flowers.
4:40 at the side of the road you can see three girls in costumes from the Chodsko region. This small region is actually in Bohemia, it lies on the border with Bavaria. It is the last place in Bohemia where folk costumes survived. They were still worn regularly in the first half of the 20th century. Two of the girls are wearing kanduš (a sleeveless dress), it's the Czech equivalent of dirndl. (mladina.cz/data/kroje/domazlicky-kroj-puvedkovy.jpg)
4:52 starts Moravian Wallachia region, this region is north of Slovácko. The costumes have the character of mountain areas, they are more plain and are made from homemade materials. Typical is blueprint aprons for women. Based on the color of the men's pants I am guessing it is somewhere from southern Wallachia (in northern Wallachia men wore light pants) Some of the men are wearing white linen pants, which were worn for everyday/for work. The large belt is also typically worn by highlanders. (Moravian Wallachia, Lachia, and some sub-regions of Slovácko)
5:28 are not Czech but Slovak costumes from the Podpolanie region (Central Slovakia)
This year there weren't as many Czech folklore groups, if you are interested I'll link videos of parades from previous years. Not all the costumes are well made and historical but still there is larger representations of different Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian ethnic region.
2018: ruclips.net/video/KXA68Bvi6go/видео.html
2015: ruclips.net/video/D6WYuCGWY94/видео.html
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