The oldest elements of women’s wedding folk costumes in Europe on the examples of Mordovian and Macedonian costumes

Древнейшие элементы женских свадебных народных костюмов Европы: на примере мордовского и македонского костюмов
Justyna Laskowska Otwinowska
2025-01-01

Macedonian costumesMordovian costumesUgro-Finnish costumeornamental fringeswomen’s wedding folk costumes
Studies of wedding women's folk costumes show a mysterious similarity between the Ugro-Finnish costume in the North of Europe and some of the costumes of North Macedonia in the South of Europe.The most important elements of this similarity are the ornaments, especially the fringes.The article describes these similarities and suggests their historical origin.
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Ornaments—particularly fringes—are identified as the most significant shared costume elements.
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The article describes these parallels and proposes a historical explanation for their origin.
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The comparison focuses on Ugro-Finnish and Macedonian costumes, using Mordovian and Macedonian examples.
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Wedding women’s folk costumes in northern Europe and North Macedonia display striking similarities despite their geographic separation.

Mordovian and Macedonian women’s wedding folk costumes

The similarities and presumed historical origin of their oldest elements, especially ornaments and fringes

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