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ITALY

ITALY IS DIVIDED INTO 20 REGIONS. EACH OF THEM HAS A TRADITIONALCOSTUME (OR EVEN MORE THAN ONE) THAT CAN BE WORN DURINGFESTIVALS OR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

VAL D’AOSTA

THE CAP IS DECORATED WITH A CROWN OFFLOWERS AND FRUIT WITH PLAIN OREMBROIDERED RIBBONS. ON THE CAP THEREIS A MOUSSELINE VEIL.

PIEMONTE

DURING THE INTERNATIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEP GATHERING IN VALLEVIGEZZO A CHIMNEY SWEEP POSES WITH THE WIFE IN TRADITIONALDRESS. THE RETIRED CHIMNEY SWEEP CARRIES THE ACTUAL TOOLS HEUSED WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.

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GLIMPSES OF THE ANCIENT BORMIO –PASQUALI THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EVOCATIVEAND AWAITED TRADITIONS IN WHICH VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE TOWN TAKE PART WITHALLEGORICAL CHARIOTS, WITH FOLKLORE GROUPS IN TRADITIONAL COSTUMES AND WITHA COMPANY OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES.

TRENTINO

LADINS, THAT WERE ROMANS SENT TOCONQUER THE CELTS LIVING IN THISAREA IN THE TIME BEFORE THE FALLOF ROME, CONTINUE TO LIVE HEREWEARING THEIR TRADITIONAL GARB.MUCH LIKE THE MENNONITES BUT WITHAN ANCIENT VERSION WITH CONICALHATS.

FRIULI

AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FAMOUS EVENTS OF THE REGION THERE ISTHE CARSIC WEDDING. IT TAKES PLACE EVERY 2 YEARS ON LAST SUNDAY OFAUGUST. THE CELEBRATION BEGINS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE WEDDING WITHTHE PARTY FOR THE "HUSBAND-TO-BE" AND THE "WIFE-TO-BE". ON SATURDAYNIGHT THE PARTY REACHES ITS CLIMAX. ON SUNDAY IN THE MORNING THEGUESTS, WEARING TRADITIONAL DRESSES TAKE PART IN THE WEDDINGPARADE.

VENETO

GONDOLIERS IN TRADITIONAL DRESS OF BERIBBONED STRAW HAT,STRIPED VEST AND BLACK TROUSERS ON THEIR GONDOLA.

LIGURIA

DURING THE REGATTA OF THE FOUR ANCIENT MARITIME REPUBLICSTHERE IS A SPECTACULAR LARGE-SCALE ITALIAN COSTUMED SHOW.

EMILIA ROMAGNA

THE SPRING FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST COSTUME EVENT AROUND PIACENZA ANDGRAZZANO, IT TAKES PLACE IN A VILLAGE REBUILT A CENTURY AGO IN THEMEDIEVAL STYLE, THUS PROVIDING THE PERFECT BACKGROUND FOR THECOSTUME PARADES,

TOSCANA

THE SWEETHEART'S FEAST ON THE ISLAND OF ELBA HOSTS A TRADITIONALCOSTUME PROCESSION THAT FROM THE EARTH SAILS FOR THE SEA. IT WASSET UP IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1600.

MARCHE

IN THE TOWN OF FONTANELLATO EVERY MONTH ON THE THIRD SUNDAY AVERY LARGE MARKET IS HELD. THERE ARE MORE THAN 250 STALLS ATTHE MARKET WHERE THE VENDORS SELL ALL TYPES OF ANTIQUES,TRADITIONAL DRESSES INCLUDED.

UMBRIA

THE RACE OF THE RING DATES BACK TO THE FIRST HALF OF THEFOURTEENTH CENTURY. THIS IS A CONTEST OF SKILLS IN WHICH YOUNG MENOF THE ANCIENT "TERZIERI" (FRAPORTA, MEZULE AND ST. MARIA) TAKEPART. A RING IS SUSPENDED FROM TWO LENGTHS OF STRING BETWEEN TWOHOUSES: YOUTH, DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL HISTORICAL COSTUME, ATTEMPTTO CENTER THE RING WITH A LANCE.

ABRUZZO

THE COLORS (RED, BROWN BLUE OR GREEN) CHANGE ACCORDING TOMARITAL STATUS OR BELONGING TO A WORK OR RELIGIOUSORGANIZATION.

LAZIO

THE LONG GOWN IS CALLED “CIARECA”. ON THE SHOULDERS WOMENCARRIED A SHAWL CALLED "FISCIÙ" AND ON THE HEAD THE TYPICALCOVER CALLED “UAMMACILE”.

MOLISE

THIS IS THE CLOTHING THAT WOMEN WORE IN THE 19TH CENTURY IN THEANNUAL GRAPE FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OFOCTOBER IN GAMBATESA TO HONOR LA MADONNA DEL ROSARIO.

CAMPANIA

ON CERTAIN TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS WOMEN STILL WEAR THEIRTRADITIONAL, BRIGHT-COLOURED FOLK COSTUMES, RICH IN GOLDENTRIMMINGS .

PUGLIA

PUGLIA IS FAMOUS FOR IT'S TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TRILLI OR TRULLO.THE CULTURAL INFLUENCES OF THIS AREA ARE DIVERSE. TRADITIONALCOSTUMES ARE STILL WORN BY THE WOMEN IN THIS ISOLATED ANDALMOST UNEXPLORED REGION OF ITALY.

BASILICATA

THE COSTUME FERRANDINA IS COMPOSED OF A CAMMISA, A SHIRT WITHPUFFED SLEEVES, A HANDKERCHIEF, CALLED MACCALUR, A COTTON BELT OFWHITE AND YELLOW STRIPES AND A PLEATED SKIRT, ALSO CALLEDMOLESKIN.

CALABRIA

THE DRESS OF PACCHIANA IS A HIGH QUALITY CLOTH EMBELLISHED WITHINTRICATE EMBROIDERY, LACES AND PRECIOUS STONES.

Calabrian rural women

Albanian Arbëreshë in Calabria

PEOPLE FROM ALBANIA ARE ACCRUED THROUGHOUTSOUTHERN ITALY AND THE ISLANDS AND ARE ONE OFTHE MOST IMPORTANT AND NUMEROUS ETHNO-LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN ITALY. TO DEFINE THEIRSPARSE "NATION" THEY USE THE TERM “ARBERIA”

SICILIA

THE DRESS COMPRISES A SKIRT OF LINEN, A MODEST APRON ON THE SKIRT,BLACK SHOES AND A CAPE OF CLOTH ON HEAD.

SARDEGNA

ON THE FIRST OF MAY, ALONG THE STREETS OF THE HISTORICALCENTRE OF CAGLIARI, THERE IS THE GREATEST AND THE MOSTCOLOURFUL RELIGIOUS PROCESSION IN THE WORLD.