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Colorized photograph of a young Asturian girl with her dog, Spain. Date unknown. Color by Navarrete.

Highland Games in Scotland.

Erika, 1894 Wilhelm Gustav Friedrich Hasemann 1850-1913

@bernesemomof5 That's a lovely picture. It must be a wonderful memory. Thank you for sharing.

@RootsReturn My first visit with my uncle Paddy in Newry 1965

Grandmother and grandchildren, Inishmaan, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland, 1952.

@TheRoyalSerf Jew

The capa de honras, also known as the capa parda alistana or capa de chiva, is a traditional garment from the border regions of Spain and Portugal, especially Aliste, Alba, and Trás-os-Montes. It may be connected to cloaks used by Celtic peoples such as the Zoelae. Originally worn by shepherds and farmers to protect against the cold and rain, it later became a cloak used for important occasions such as weddings, funerals, and processions. In many families it is preserved as an heirloom and passed from father to son. The cloak is made of thick dark wool and decorated with “picados”, geometric cut out appliqués stitched onto the cloth. These motifs commonly include crosses, suns, hearts, and stylized animals or plants, patterns also found in local folk art and embroidery. Many of them have protective or symbolic meanings. In Zamora, the Association for the Study of the Capa Parda holds an annual Act of Exaltation of the Capa Parda in different towns of Aliste on the weekend closest to the feast of Saint Martin of Tours (November 11). This event has helped revive and promote its use while strengthening local pride in wearing such a distinctive and beautiful traditional garment.

A Polish couple in traditional folk clothing.

Girl in traditional folk clothing from Belgorod, Russia.

German couple picking edelweiss.

Slovak couple.

A Frisian girl in traditional folk clothing.

A Frisian girl in traditional folk clothing.

@Forest_motherr Polarizing propaganda.

I do not understand the hate against Russians

Transylvanian Saxon girl from Braşov (Kronstadt).

@julia_follin @TheGloriousLion What a blessing! Congratulations! 🌻❣️

I am baking our third sweet baby due this summer ❤️🐣

Romanian woman.

@books_jeremiah Thank you for sharing!

@RootsReturn A great place to see more Serbian traditional costumes in high-def photography: narodnenosnjesrba.rs/eng/index.html Available in English, Spanish and Mandarin.

A Serbian woman with traditional folk clothing from Belgrade.