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Introduction

Szia mindenki Ma fogok bemutatni Magyarországra (MAYARORSAG), Hungary is a country with a

particularly rich folk heritage. However, folk culture is not only present in museums; the traditions

live in many small villages in Hungary, maintained by local communities, and even urban dwellers.

I. Folklore

The diverse traditional dress of Hungary has many Renaissance and Baroque features, making it

more detailed than other Eastern European traditional dress. In addition, Folklore heritage is

different from a region to an another

The Great Plain, known for paprika cultivation, extends from southern to northeastern Hungary. The

traditional male costume is naturally shepherd’s clothing consisting of a shirt, trousers called gatya,

a vest, outerwear such as a cloak, fur coat, or waistcoat, a brimmed hat, and boots. Unmarried girls

in the Great Plain, braided their hair and wore ribbons pinned to the hairdo. They also used

headdresses similar to wreaths with ribbons.

In Transdanubia which covered the third of the country east of the Danube, the traditional dress was

influenced by neighboring Croatia, Slovenia, and Serbia. The influence was mutual, and some

features of the Hungarian folk dress can be found in these countries' national attire. In

Transdanubia, the men’s traditional clothing was brighter and had more embroidery. You could see

some embroidery even on male underwear as well as the fringed bottom. Men’s folk costume

consisted of an embroidered shirt, wide trousers, a bodice or vest, a hat, and boots.

The traditional women’s outfit in the Transdanubia region of Hungary, usually, consists of a linen

embroidered shirt, a puffy linen skirt, an apron, a bodice, a waistcoat or other piece of the

outerwear, shoes, and a headdress.

In Upper Hungary, which covers the top northeast of the country, the men’s traditional clothing was

rather simple, consisting mainly of a dark broadcloth suit called Suba and wear boots.

Women’s modest traditional dress was embroidered in rich colors. Women wore several layers of

clothing that might include an undergarment, a shirt, a skirt, a wide apron, a shawl, a bodice, shoes,

and a headdress. The shirt was embroidered, with short puffy or long wide sleeves

II. Culture and customs

With over 1,000 hot springs running beneath its surface and more medicinal spas than any other

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